Japanese symbol for “impatience”
焦り
あせり
Romaji: aseri
impatience
In Japanese, impatience is 焦り, read あせり (aseri).
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Meanings
- n impatience
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “impatience”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 焦燥 | しょうそう shousou | impatience; irritation; frustration |
| 短気 | たんき tanki | short temper; quick temper; hot temper |
| 焦慮 | しょうりょ shouryo | impatience; worry |
| 焦心 | しょうしん shoushin | impatience; anxiety |
| 逸り気 | はやりぎ hayarigi | impatience; eagerness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 焦点 | しょうてん shouten | focus; focal point |
| 焦る | あせる aseru | to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do) |
| 焦燥 | しょうそう shousou | impatience; irritation; frustration |
| 焦げる | こげる kogeru | to burn; to scorch; to char |
| 焦土 | しょうど shoudo | scorched earth |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.