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Japanese symbol for “irritating”

Romaji: haradatashii
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening

In Japanese, irritating is , read (haradatashii).

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

  1. adj-i irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

abdomen, belly, stomach
on: フク
kun: はら
13 strokes · JLPT 2
stand up, rise, set up
on: リツ、リュウ、リットル
kun: た.つ、-た.つ、た.ち-、た.てる
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “irritating”

WordReadingMeaning
はがゆい hagayui(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating
さかなで sakanaderubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
もどかしい modokashiiirritating; irritated; frustrating
うっとうしい uttoushiiirritating; troublesome
いまいましい imaimashiiannoying; infuriating; provoking

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
くうふく kuufukuempty stomach; hunger
まんぷく manpukufull stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill
せっぷく seppukuseppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment
ふくぶ fukubuabdomen; abdominal region; belly
うらはら uraharaopposite; reverse; contrary
おなか onakabelly; abdomen; stomach
たちば tachibaposition; situation
どくりつ dokuritsuindependence; self-reliance; supporting oneself

See also: Chinese symbol for “irritating”.

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.

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