Jisho

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Noun
1. being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratchYojijukugo (four character compound)
Other forms
隔靴掻痒 【かくかそうよう】隔靴搔痒 【かっかそうよう】隔靴搔痒 【かくかそうよう】
Notes
隔靴搔痒: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. 隔靴搔痒: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.

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