痛くも痒くもない

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
いた
Grade: 6
かゆ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of 痛く +‎ +‎ 痒く +‎ +‎ ない, literally, "it doesn't hurt or itch."

Adjective edit

(いた)くも(かゆ)くもない (itaku mo kayuku mo nai-i (adverbial (いた)くも(かゆ)くもなく (itaku mo kayuku mo naku))

  1. (idiomatic) Not caring at all, being no skin off one's nose, being of no concern at all.

Inflection edit