イガイガ

Frequency rank: 47,038. – 47,982.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burronly applies to イガイガ and いがいがsee also
    2. adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle
  2. irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; bristlingonly applies to イガイガ and いがいが
    3. adverb taking the 'to' particle; adverb (fukushi)
  3. crying of a babyarchaismonomatopoeic or mimetic word
Forms
  • イガイガFrequency rank: 47,038. – 47,982.
  • いがいが
  • イカイカ
  • いかいか
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr
    2. This refers to the spiky outer shell of certain seeds or nuts, particularly chestnuts, that can be difficult to handle due to its prickly nature.
    Removing the spiky outer shell of the chestnuts was difficult.
    That tree has a lot of burrs.
  2. irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; bristling
    3. Used metaphorically, this meaning describes sensations or situations that are irritating or uncomfortable, such as a scratchy throat or an argumentative situation.
    I have a scratchy throat because I've caught a cold.
    Conversations with him always feel thorny.
  3. crying of a baby
    4. This meaning specifically describes the sound made by a baby, often associated with distress or the need for attention.
    The baby is crying.
    She is soothing the crying baby.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to feel irritated (e.g. in the throat)to feel a prickling sensationto have an irritating throata scratchy voicea feeling of irritationthe crying sounds irritatingto be troubled by a prickling sensationto feel discomfort in the chest
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