怒
怒 — Angry
angry, be offended
On’yomiド (do)
On’yomiヌ (nu)
Kun’yomiいかる (ikaru)
Kun’yomiおこる (okoru)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 怒
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 怒り | いかり ikari | anger; rage; fury |
| 激怒 | げきど gekido | rage; fury |
| 怒る | おこる okoru | to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper |
| 怒鳴る | どなる donaru | to shout (in anger); to yell |
| 怒らせる | おこらせる okoraseru | to make (someone) angry; to anger; to offend |
| 怒鳴り込む | どなりこむ donarikomu | to storm in with a yell |
Study notes
怒 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1221 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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