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怒る · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

formal or literary

Formal or literary term for becoming angry. More common in written language or elevated speech than everyday conversation, where 怒る (おこる) is typical.

怒おこらせる
いかる is the older, literary intransitive verb 'to get angry', and いからせる (a reading of 怒らせる) is its rare causative form used in fixed physical expressions.

憤いきどおるN1sense 1
憤る (いきどおる) leans toward moral indignation at something unjust, whereas 怒る (いかる) is a more general literary term for becoming angry.
激げきする
怒る simply means to get angry, while 激する suggests a sudden, intense emotional outburst that may include anger but is broader.

喜よろこぶN4sense 1
喜ぶ (よろこぶ) means to feel joy or delight, the emotional opposite of 怒る (いかる), which means to feel anger.

怒おこるplainN4sense 1
怒る (おこる) is the everyday spoken word for getting angry, while 怒る (いかる) is its formal or literary counterpart used in writing or elevated speech.

怒おこるN4
Written the same as 怒る（おこる）but read いかる, this variant is more literary and often describes a visibly stern, angry look or demeanor rather than the everyday emotion.

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The historical derivation is uncertain. The kanji 怒 is conventionally associated with anger, while the reading いかる is native Japanese.