Korean word

가려움

Pronunciation

Romanizationkaryeoum

밤에 가려움이 심해서 잠을 못 잤어요.pa me ka ryeo u mi sim hae seo cha meul mot cha sseo yo

The itch was so bad at night that I couldn't sleep.

목욕 후에 가려움이 가라앉았어요.mo gyok hu e ka ryeo u mi ka ra an ja sseo yo

The itching eased after the bath.

An irritating skin sensation that creates an urge to scratch.

간지러움kanjireoum: A common conversational term for a skin sensation that causes a desire to scratch.

가려움은 피부가 간지럽거나 긁고 싶어지는 불편한 느낌이다.ka ryeo u meun pi bu ga kan ji reop kkeo na keul kko si peo ji neun pul pyeon han neu kki mi da

It is a noun formed from the Korean adjective for itchy with a suffix that turns descriptive words into nouns.

In everyday conversation, Korean often uses the related adjective, while this noun is useful for describing a symptom or medical complaint.