Japanese symbol for “irritating”
腹立たしい
はらだたしい
Romaji: haradatashii
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening
In Japanese, irritating is 腹立たしい, read はらだたしい (haradatashii).
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Meanings
- adj-i irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
Written forms: 腹立たしい、腹だたしい. Readings: はらだたしい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “irritating”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歯がゆい | はがゆい hagayui | (feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating |
| 逆なで | さかなで sakanade | rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone) |
| もどかしい | もどかしい modokashii | irritating; irritated; frustrating |
| 鬱陶しい | うっとうしい uttoushii | irritating; troublesome |
| 忌々しい | いまいましい imaimashii | annoying; infuriating; provoking |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 空腹 | くうふく kuufuku | empty stomach; hunger |
| 満腹 | まんぷく manpuku | full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill |
| 切腹 | せっぷく seppuku | seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment |
| 腹部 | ふくぶ fukubu | abdomen; abdominal region; belly |
| 裏腹 | うらはら urahara | opposite; reverse; contrary |
| お腹 | おなか onaka | belly; abdomen; stomach |
| 立場 | たちば tachiba | position; situation |
| 独立 | どくりつ dokuritsu | independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself |
See also: Chinese symbol for “irritating”.
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