Hanja Analyzer
痒

痒 — yang

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
가려울[癢] 양
Romanization
yang
English
itch
Mandarin
yǎng
Japanese on'yomi
ヨウ, ショウ, ゾウ
Japanese kun'yomi
かゆ.がる かさ かゆ.い
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
11
Radical
疒 (104, 6 residual)
Phonetic component
羊
Unicode
U+75D2

Parts that make up 痒

  • 疒 병상에 기댄 사람병과 아픔
  • 羊 양 양sound 뿔이 굽은 양의 머리양, 그리고 좋고 아름다운 것

How 痒 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 痒 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 疒, 羊.

Korean example words with 痒

  • 목양目痒 Korean gloss: 참기 어려울 정도로 눈이 가려운 병.
  • 진양약鎭痒藥 Korean gloss: 가려움증을 막거나 완화하는 약. 국소 마취제, 코르티코스테로이드, 항히스타민제 따위도 같은 작용을 한다.
  • 슬양소배膝痒搔背 Korean gloss: 무릎이 가려운데 등을 긁는다는 뜻으로, 의논 따위가 이치에 맞지 않음을 비유적으로 이르는 말.
  • 곡류양진穀類痒疹 Korean gloss: 진드기에 의하여 발생하고 가려움을 수반하는 피부염.
  • 매양진매痒疹 Korean gloss: 짚이 있는 곳에서 일하거나 짚에서 잠을 잔 후 두드러기가 돋고 가려운 증상.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 痒

  • 痒いかゆい itchy
  • 掻痒そうよう itch; itching
  • 痛痒つうよう pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
  • 痒みかゆみ itch; itching; itchiness
  • 痒疹ようしん rash that accompanies a severe itch; prurigo
  • 痒がるかゆがる to complain of itching; to be bothered by an itch (or rash, etc.); to feel itchy
  • 痛痒いいたがゆい painfully itchy; painful and itchy
  • 掻痒症そうようしょう pruritus; itching
  • 掻痒感そうようかん itchiness; itching; itching sensation
  • 鎮痒剤ちんようざい antipruritic agent; antipruritic drug
  • 止痒薬しようやく antipruritic agent; antipruritic drug
  • 止痒剤しようざい antipruritic agent; antipruritic drug

Characters sharing the phonetic 羊

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “양”

Other hanja with radical 疒

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