隔靴掻痒
- 1being 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 scratch Translated by Jiyomi
Other writings and readings
隔靴搔痒かくかそうよう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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JMdict entry 1206370. Source and licence.