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苛立ち (いらだち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

苛立いらだち

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

irritation; annoyance; frustration

A feeling of being irritated or annoyed, often due to a specific trigger.

彼かれの態たい度どに苛立いらだちを感かんじた。
I felt irritation at his attitude.
苛立いらだちを抑おさえられなかった。
I couldn't suppress my frustration.

Written forms

苛立いらだちUsage60%
Standard kanji spelling.
いらだちUsage34%
Kana spelling, common in casual writing.
いら立だちUsage7%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

苛torment, scold, chastise
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

苛立いらだつ
Verb form meaning 'to be irritated' or 'to get irritated'; 苛立ち is the noun form.
怒いかり
Anger, a stronger and more outward emotion than 苛立ち, which is more about irritation or annoyance.

Etymology

Noun form of the verb 苛立つ (いらだつ), from 苛 (いら, 'thorn, irritation') + 立つ (たつ, 'to stand, rise').