Japanese symbol for “irritability”
短気
たんき
Romaji: tanki
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience
In Japanese, irritability is 短気, read たんき (tanki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, n short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “irritability”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 癇癪 | かんしゃく kanshaku | temper; irritability; fit of anger |
| 癇性 | かんしょう kanshou | irritability; peevishness; irascibility |
| 被刺激性 | ひしげきせい hishigekisei | irritability (of an organ, etc.) |
| 焦燥感 | しょうそうかん shousoukan | irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness |
| 易怒性 | いどせい idosei | irritability |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 短期 | たんき tanki | short-term |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく tanshuku | shortening; contraction; reduction |
| 短い | みじかい mijikai | short |
| 短歌 | たんか tanka | tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem |
| 短大 | たんだい tandai | junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs |
| 短期間 | たんきかん tankikan | short term; short time |
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
See also: Chinese symbol for “irritability”.
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