itch

かゆくなる

皮膚がむずむずして、かきたくなる。

やさしい英語で： If your skin does this, it feels uncomfortable and you want to scratch it.

• My arm itches.
• The wool sweater made my neck itch.
• Has your scalp been itching since you changed shampoos?

よく使う表現： itch all over, itch badly, itch at night

うずうずする、切望する

何かをしたり手に入れたりしたくて、待ちきれずにうずうずする。

やさしい英語で： To want very much to do or have something, often because you are impatient.

• I am itching to leave.
• She was itching for a chance to perform.
• After months indoors, we were itching to travel again.

使い方： be itching to do something (I am itching to try my new bike.); be itching for something (The team is itching for another match.)

類義語： long, yearn, crave

よく使う表現： itch for something, itch to leave, itch to start, itch for a fight

かく

かゆみを和らげるため、爪で皮膚をこする。

やさしい英語で： To rub your skin with your nails because it feels uncomfortable.

• Stop itching your arm.
• He itched the mosquito bite through his shirt.
• She kept itching her back during the meeting.

類義語： scratch, rub

よく使う表現： itch your arm, itch your back, itch a bite

かゆみ

爪でかきたくなる、皮膚のむずむずする不快な感覚。

やさしい英語で： An uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails.

• I have an itch on my arm.
• This cream helps relieve the itch.
• The mosquito bites left several annoying itches.

類義語： itchiness

よく使う表現： an annoying itch, relieve an itch, scratch an itch, itch on something