How to say “itchy” in Japanese | 痒い (かゆい、kayui) | い-Adjective

The Japanese vocabulary「痒い (かゆい、kayui)」means “itchy” and is an い-adjective. We will teach you the conjugation and the example sentences on this page.

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Dictionary & Plain Form, Polite Form

Key Word痒い痒いです
Hiraganaかゆいかゆいです
Romaji Readingkayuikayui desu
English Meaningitchy
(Dictionary & Plain Form)
itchy
(Polite Form)

My eyes are always itchy because of hay fever.

花粉症かふんしょうがずっと痒い。(Plain Form)
花粉症で目がずっと痒いです。(Polite Form)

ない Form (Negative & Plain Form)

Key Word痒くない
Hiraganaかゆくない
Romaji Readingkayuku nai
English Meaningnot itchy
(Plain Form)

I got bit by a mosquito but it’s not itchy.

されたが、痒くない。(Plain Form)

Negative & Polite Form

Key Word痒くないです痒くありません
Hiraganaかゆくないですかゆくありません
Romaji Readingkayuku nai desukayuku  arimasen
English Meaningnot itchy
(Polite Form)
not itchy
(Polite Form)

I got bit by a mosquito but it’s not itchy.

されましたが、痒くないです。(Polite Form)
蚊に刺されましたが、痒くありません。(Polite Form)

Past Tense & Positive

Key Word痒かった痒かったです
Hiraganaかゆかったかゆかったです
Romaji Readingkayukattakayukatta desu
English Meaningwas itchy
(Plain Form)
was itchy
(Polite Form)

My eyes were itchy due to allergies.

アレルギーでが痒かった。(Plain Form)
アレルギーで目が痒かったです。(Polite Form)

Past Tense & Negative

Key Word痒くなかった
Hiraganaかゆくなかった
Romaji Readingkayuku nakatta
English Meaningwas not itchy
(Plain Form)
暗くなかったです痒くありませんでした
くらくなかったですかゆくありませんでした
kuraku nakatta desukayuku arimasen deshita
was not  dark
(Polite Form)
was not itchy
(Polite Form)

My head wasn’t itchy yesterday.

昨日きのうあたまが痒くなかった。(Plain Form)
昨日は頭が痒くなかった。(Polite Form)
昨日は頭が痒くありませんでした。(Polite Form)

て Form

Key Word痒くて
Hiraganaかゆくて
Romaji Readingkayukute
English MeaningN/A

We don’t know the exact meaning without knowing the sentence.


My eyes are very itchy and I want eye drops.

がとても痒くて目薬めぐすりしいです。(Polite Form)

Conditional Form & Positive

Key Word痒ければ
Hiraganaかゆければ
Romaji Readingkayukereba
English Meaningif ~ is itchy

If your eyes are itchy, try using this eye drops.

が痒ければ、この目薬めぐすり使つかってみてください。(Polite Form)

Conditional Form & Positive

Key Word痒くなければ
Hiraganaかゆくなければ
Romaji Readingkayuku nakereba
English Meaningif ~ is not itchy

If my eyes weren’t so itchy, I’d like to go see the cherry blossoms.

が痒くなければ、花見はなみに行きたいのですが…。(Spoken Language & Polite Form)

We do not use「…」in formal writing. In this case, it indicates a sad feeling that the speaker cannot go to see the cherry blossoms.

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い-Adjectives