癇かん癪しゃく持もち

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Meanings

1

noun

hot-tempered person; person with a short fuse

Describes someone who is prone to sudden fits of anger or tantrums. Often used critically or to describe a difficult personality.

彼かれは癇かん癪しゃく持もちで、すぐに怒ど鳴なる。
He has a short temper and yells right away.

あの上じょう司しは癇かん癪しゃく持もちだから、気きをつけて話はなさないと。

That boss has a quick temper, so you have to be careful how you talk to him.

Kanji

癇bitter, hot temper, irritable
癪spasms, (kokuji)
持hold, have

Related words

短たん気き
短気 is an abstract noun or na-adjective meaning 'short temper' or 'impatience', while 癇癪持ち refers specifically to a person who has that trait.
癇かん癪しゃく
癇癪 is the noun for 'temper' or 'tantrum', while 癇癪持ち is the compound meaning 'a person who has 癇癪'.

Built from

癇かん癪しゃく+持もつ

Written forms

癇かん癪しゃく持もち
Standard kanji spelling.
かんしゃく持もち
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; easier to read than the full kanji form.

Etymology

Compound of 癇癪 (かんしゃく, 'temper, tantrum') + 持ち (もち, 'holder, possessor'). The exact origin of 癇癪 is uncertain, but it is a native Japanese word often written with these ateji kanji.