Explore 怒 in words for becoming angry and for anger itself. Learn each reading in context.
The idea
怒 has 9 strokes; follow the linked diagram. 怒る（おこる） is a verb meaning to get angry; 怒り（いかり） is a noun meaning anger. A person can be marked by に and the cause by を.
Examples
- 先生は遅刻した学生に怒りました。The teacher got angry with the student who was late.
- 父は私の嘘を怒っています。My father is angry about my lie.
- 彼女は怒りを抑えました。She controlled her anger.
- その不公平な決定に怒りを感じました。I felt anger at the unfair decision.
- 住民の怒りの声が上がりました。Residents raised their voices in anger.
- 彼は怒らずに話を聞いてくれました。He listened to me without getting angry.
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Watch out
Do not assume that 怒 has the same reading in every word: おこる and いかり differ. Compare 怒 with 努; the bottom component is 心 in 怒 and 力 in 努.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 怒る in hiragana.
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おこる
怒る is おこる, a verb: the teacher got angry with the student.
Write the reading of 怒り in hiragana.
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いかり
怒り is いかり, a noun: she controlled her anger.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿り（いかり）［怒／努］.
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怒
怒 completes 怒り（いかり）, meaning anger. Its lower part is 心.
Practice round
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Write the reading of 怒る in hiragana.
Write the reading of 怒り in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿り（いかり）［怒／努］.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write 怒 using the stroke diagram. Cover the readings, read 怒る and 怒り aloud, then make a sentence with one.