苛 — kanji meaning “torment”
苛
torment, scold, chastise
- Meanings
- torment, scold, chastise
- On'yomi
- カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi
- いじ.める、さいな.む、いらだ.つ、からい、こまかい
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- kē — Chinese character page
Words with 苛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苛立ち | いらだち iradachi | irritation; annoyance; frustration |
| 苛烈 | かれつ karetsu | severe; fierce; stern |
| 苛める | いじめる ijimeru | to ill-treat; to bully; to torment |
| 苛立つ | いらだつ iradatsu | to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience |
| 苛む | さいなむ sainamu | to torment; to torture; to afflict |
| 苛政 | かせい kasei | tyranny; despotism |
| 苛々 | いらいら iraira | to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge |
| 苛虐 | かぎゃく kagyaku | cruel treatment |
| 苛性 | かせい kasei | caustic |
| 苛税 | かぜい kazei | heavy taxation |
| 苛立てる | いらだてる iradateru | to irritate; to exasperate |
| 苛斂 | かれん karen | oppressive exaction (of taxes, etc.) |
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