Japanese symbol for “peeve”
癪の種
しゃくのたね
Romaji: shakunotane
cause of annoyance; cause of irritation; irritant; peeve
In Japanese, peeve is 癪の種, read しゃくのたね (shakunotane).
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Meanings
- exp, n cause of annoyance; cause of irritation; irritant; peeve
Written forms: 癪の種、しゃくの種. Readings: しゃくのたね.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 癇癪 | かんしゃく kanshaku | temper; irritability; fit of anger |
| 小癪 | こしゃく koshaku | impudent; cheeky |
| 癪に障る | しゃくにさわる shakunisawaru | to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence |
| 癇癪持ち | かんしゃくもち kanshakumochi | hot-tempered person |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 人種 | じんしゅ jinshu | race (of people) |
| 一種 | いっしゅ isshu | a kind; a sort; a variety |
| 品種 | ひんしゅ hinshu | type (of goods); sort |
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.