怒髪天を衝く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 怒髪天を衝く | 怒髪天を衝かない |
| Polite | 怒髪天を衝きます | 怒髪天を衝きません |
| Past polite | 怒髪天を衝きました | 怒髪天を衝きませんでした |
| Past | 怒髪天を衝いた | 怒髪天を衝かなかった |
| Te-form | 怒髪天を衝いて | 怒髪天を衝かないで |
| Desire | 怒髪天を衝きたい | 怒髪天を衝きたくない |
| Potential | 怒髪天を衝ける | 怒髪天を衝けない |
| Passive | 怒髪天を衝かれる | 怒髪天を衝かれない |
| Causative | 怒髪天を衝かせる | 怒髪天を衝かせない |
| Causative passive | 怒髪天を衝かせられるalso 怒髪天を衝かされる | 怒髪天を衝かせられないalso 怒髪天を衝かされない |
| Volitional | 怒髪天を衝こう | |
| Polite volitional | 怒髪天を衝きましょう | |
| Imperative | 怒髪天を衝け | 怒髪天を衝くな |
| Conditional | 怒髪天を衝けば | 怒髪天を衝かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 怒髪天を衝いたら | 怒髪天を衝かなかったら |
boil with rage; be infuriated
Literary expression describing extreme anger, literally 'one's angry hair pierces the heavens'. Used in formal or dramatic contexts.
Learning of his injustice, I was boiling with rage.
At the news, the president erupted in fury as if his hair were piercing the heavens.