怒

JLPT N3

Angry

Readings

On’yomi: ド (do)

Kun’yomi: いか(る), おこ(る) (ika(ru), oko(ru))

• いか(る) – to get angry, to be furious • おこ(る) – to get angry, to scold

Structure

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Vocabulary

怒る

おこる

get angry

怒り

いかり

anger

憤怒

ふんど

rage

怒鳴る

どなる

shout angrily

激怒

げきど

furious

Example Sentences

父が怒ります。

ちちがおこります。

My father gets angry.

怒りを感じます。

いかりをかんじます。

I feel anger.

憤怒します。

ふんどします。

I rage.

怒鳴ります。

どなります。

I shout angrily.

激怒します。

げきどします。

I become furious.

Cultural Note

🧘 In Japanese culture, open expressions of anger are often discouraged; patience (gaman, 我慢) and self-control are valued. Therefore, 怒 often carries a sense of emotional struggle — anger felt but suppressed. Phrases like “怒っていない” (I’m not angry) are used even when one clearly is, reflecting the emphasis on harmony (wa, 和).