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What is the Kanji for "Anger" and "Angry"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Anger" and "Angry", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Anger" and "Angry" is "".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Oko" and "Ika".

Its onyomi reading is "Do".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "奴" means "Servant" and "Dude" and can be read as "Do" and "Yatsu". And The kanji "心" means "Heart" and can be read as "Shin" and "Kokoro".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "" mean in japanese?

"" means "Anger" and "Angry".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

怒る: "Get angry". The Japanese verb '怒る (おこる)' means 'to get angry'. This verb expresses the state of being angry or the act of becoming angry about something. It can be used to describe a person's emotional reaction to a situation or event that has upset or angered them. For example: I got angry at him - (私は彼に怒った). The student was angry at the teacher - (その学生は先生に怒った).

怒り: "Anger". The noun '怒り (いかり)' means 'anger'. It refers to a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something. This emotion can arise due to a perceived wrong or injustice. For example: His anger towards his boss is understandable - (上司への怒りは理解できる). I could sense the anger in her voice - (その声には怒りが感じられた).

怒鳴る: "Yell". The Japanese verb '怒鳴る (どなる)' means 'to yell'. It is used to express a loud, forceful exclamation, often out of anger or frustration. This verb suggests a raised voice and an intense emotional state. For example: He yelled at the child - (彼は子供に怒鳴った)。The teacher yelled at the students - (先生が生徒たちに怒鳴った).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ど" is read as "do". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". And The hiragana "か" is read as "ka".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.