Japanese symbol for “angry”
憤然
ふんぜん
Romaji: funzen
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
In Japanese, angry is 憤然, read ふんぜん (funzen).
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Meanings
- adj-t, adv-to angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
Written forms: 憤然、忿然. Readings: ふんぜん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “angry”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アングリー | アングリー angurii | angry |
| 憤ろしい | いきどおろしい ikidooroshii | infuriating; maddening; exasperating |
| 憮然 | ぶぜん buzen | indignant; angry |
| 胸が悪い | むねがわるい munegawarui | angry; irritated |
| 尖った | とがった togatta | sharp (voice, words, etc.); harsh; angry |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 憤慨 | ふんがい fungai | indignation; resentment |
| 憤り | いきどおり ikidoori | resentment; indignation; anger |
| 憤死 | ふんし funshi | dying in a fit of anger or indignation |
| 憤る | いきどおる ikidooru | to be angry; to resent; to be enraged |
| 憤怒 | ふんぬ funnu | anger; rage; resentment |
| 憤激 | ふんげき fungeki | fury; flying into a rage; outrage |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 当然 | とうぜん touzen | natural; right; proper |
See also: Chinese symbol for “angry”.
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