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怒る (おこる, okoru) Japanese meaning: get angry | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 怒る · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 怒おこ る 怒おこ らない Polite 怒おこ ります 怒おこ りません Past polite 怒おこ りました 怒おこ りませんでした Past 怒おこ った 怒おこ らなかった Te-form 怒おこ って 怒おこ らないで Desire 怒おこ りたい 怒おこ りたくない Potential 怒おこ れる 怒おこ れない Passive 怒おこ られる 怒おこ られない Causative 怒おこ らせる 怒おこ らせない Causative passive 怒おこ らせられる also 怒おこ らされる 怒おこ らせられない also 怒おこ らされない Volitional 怒おこ ろう Polite volitional 怒おこ りましょう Imperative 怒おこ れ 怒おこ るな Conditional 怒おこ れば 怒おこ らなければ Tara conditional 怒おこ ったら 怒おこ らなかったら
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My mother got angry about my grades.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 怒おこ る to get angry at someone
He got angry at his friend.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 怒おこ る to scold someone
The teacher scolded the student.
〈 事こと 〉 に 怒おこ る to get angry about something
She got angry at that one remark.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 対たい して 怒おこ る to be angry toward someone (more formal)
The boss got angry at his subordinate.
怒おこ って 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something out of anger
He stormed out of the room in anger.
Transitive / intransitive 怒る itself is used both intransitively, as in 彼は怒った (He got angry), and transitively (mainly in passive form), as in 生徒が先生に怒られた (The student was scolded by the teacher).
Related words· 10 叱る is the standard word for scolding someone with a corrective purpose, while transitive 怒る emphasizes the speaker's anger rather than the intent to correct.
腹が立つ describes the internal feeling of irritation welling up, whereas 怒る more directly names the emotional state or reaction of being angry.
憤る is a literary, formal word for righteous indignation, while 怒る is the plain, everyday word for getting angry.
立腹する is a stiff, formal way to say one has become angry, while 怒る is the ordinary spoken word.
Show 6 more 怒る is the standard, neutral verb for 'to get angry', while 頭にくる is a colloquial expression that vividly conveys anger rushing to one's head.
怒る is the general, all-purpose verb for getting angry, while 腹立つ specifically evokes a gut-level, rising irritation.
怒る is the plain verb 'to get angry', while 怒り出す specifically highlights the sudden onset of that anger.
Don't confuse with 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.
怒る means simply to become angry or feel anger, while 怒鳴る specifically means to shout angrily at someone; the two are easily confused because they share the kanji 怒.
Word family fly into a rage; lose one's temper; flare up
short-tempered person; irritable person
short-tempered person; irritable person
quarrelsome drinker; angry drunk
Written forms 怒おこ る Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling for both intransitive and transitive uses.
おこる Usage 5%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, especially when the emotional nuance is emphasized.
Etymology A native Japanese verb historically related to 起こる, “arise; occur,” with anger conceived as arising or flaring up. 怒 is a semantic spelling.
怒る is the plain, all-purpose word for getting angry, whereas キレる is casual slang for suddenly snapping and losing control.
怒る is the plain, general verb for getting angry, while 腹を立てる is an idiomatic phrase that emphasizes the emotional reaction to a specific incident.
怒る is the plain, general verb for getting angry, while 切れる (often written キレる) implies a sudden, uncontrolled outburst.
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; touchy
