I Love Kanjiかゆい (kayui)
かゆい is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “itchy”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かゆい
- Romaji
- kayui
- Word class
- い-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- itchy · い-adjective · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of かゆい
い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present | かゆい | かゆい kayui |
| Negative | かゆくない | かゆくない kayukunai |
| Past | かゆかった | かゆかった kayukatta |
| Negative past | かゆくなかった | かゆくなかった kayukunakatta |
| Te-form | かゆくて | かゆくて kayukute |
| Adverb (~ku) | かゆく | かゆく kayuku |
| Conditional (~ba) | かゆければ | かゆければ kayukereba |
Source: JMdict entry 1569570 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.