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Kotomora

怒

angry, be offended

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes9

Readings

On'yomi

  • ド
  • ヌ

Kun'yomi

  • いか.る
  • おこ.る

Meaning

怒 centers on strong displeasure: feeling angry or taking offense. The two given meanings are closely linked expressions of the same emotional reaction.

Most common words using 怒

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  • 怒るおこる
    N4

    to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper

  • 怒りいかり
    N1

    anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

  • 激怒げきど

    rage; fury

  • 怒鳴るどなる
    N2

    to shout (in anger); to yell

  • 怒涛どとう

    surging waves; raging billows

  • 憤怒ふんぬ

    anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

  • 怒るいかる
    N1

    to get angry; to get mad

  • 喜怒哀楽きどあいらく
    N1

    human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings

  • 怒号どごう

    angry roar; bellow

  • 怒り狂ういかりくるう

    to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious

  • 怒声どせい

    angry voice

  • 怒らすおこらす

    to make (someone) angry; to anger; to offend; to rile up; to provoke (to anger)

  • 怒鳴りつけるどなりつける

    to shout at

  • 怒張どちょう

    overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging

  • 怒らせるおこらせる

    to make (someone) angry; to anger; to offend; to rile up; to provoke (to anger)

  • 怒鳴り込むどなりこむ

    to storm in with a yell

  • 怒気どき

    anger; wrath

  • 怒り出すおこりだす
    N2

    to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out

  • 争い怒るあらそいいかる

    to be angry and quarrelsome

  • 喜怒きど

    joy and anger

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Etymology

怒 combines 奴 (phonetic, with a sense of strong emotion) and 心 (heart/mind), suggesting a heart filled with strong feeling, specifically anger.

Meaning mnemonic

奴 (servant) over 心 (heart): picture a servant's heart boiling over with suppressed anger, finally erupting in offense.

Reading mnemonic

For ド, imagine a furious door-slamming scene: the angry person slams the door so hard it goes 'DO!' — the sound of the slam cues ド.