noun
Medical term for the sensation of itching. Used in clinical contexts.
掻痒感を抑えるために抗ヒスタミン薬が処方された。
An antihistamine was prescribed to suppress the itching sensation.
この皮膚疾患は強い掻痒を伴う。
This skin disease is accompanied by intense itching.
Search-only kanji form; 搔 is a variant of 掻.
Common variant using そう for the first character.
Rarely used kanji form.
Common everyday word for itch; 掻痒 is a formal medical term.
From Chinese 掻痒 (sāoyǎng), meaning 'to scratch an itch'. The Japanese reading そうよう is the on'yomi of the characters.