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► 副詞
かっと  [かっと]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 1
☆ はかっとなって彼女したと供述した ⇨ He stated that he had killed her in (momentary) rage  (☛ Sudden anger)
☆ はすぐかっとするだ ⇨ He tends to get angry easily  (☛ Sudden anger)

むかっと  [(2)むかっと]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ あいつの態度にはむかっときた ⇨ His attitude really pissed me off

むかむか  [(1)むかむか]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ あいつの見るだけでむかむかしてくる ⇨ Just seeing his face makes me sick, angry  (☛ Feel anger, contempt and disgust)

むっと  [むっと]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ 冗談彼女はむっとした ⇨ She got miffed, offended, by my joke

かっか  [(1)かっか]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ そうかっかするなよ ⇨ Don’t get so upset

つんつん  [(1)つんつん]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ 彼女何をつんつんしてるんだろう? ⇨ What is she so upset about?  (☛ Behave abrupt, brusque)

ぶすっと  [(2)ぶすっと]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ をぶすっとしてるんだ? ⇨ Why are you sulking?  (☛ Sulk and won’t talk)

ぷんぷん  [(1)ぷんぷん]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ なにをぷんぷんしてるの? ⇨ What are you so angry about?  (☛ Mild Anger. Usually about kids or women)

むしゃくしゃ  [(1)むしゃくしゃ]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ はむしゃくしゃしてガラス割ったと自供した ⇨ He confessed that he broke the store window because he was unhappy  (☛ Unhappy and frustrated for no specific reason)

もやもや  [(1)もやもや]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ 口論彼女未だもやもやしている ⇨ After an argument there still is resentment between him and her  (☛ Unresolved displeasure)

ぶりぶり  [(1)ぶりぶり]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ 彼女ブリブリ文句言っている ⇨ She is angrily complaining  (☛ Angry with a lot of complaining, but NOT hysterical)

ぷりぷり  [(1)ぷりぷり]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ 彼女はぷりぷり怒っている ⇨ She is miffed  (☛ Angry with a lot of complaining, but NOT hysterical)

ぷんと  [(1)ぷんと]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ 彼女はぷんとけた ⇨ She looked away in anger  (☛ Mild Anger. Usually about kids or women)

► 動詞
怒る  [(2)おこる]    meaning:  angry  rank: 1
☆ そんなに怒るなよ ⇨ Don’t be so angry

怒り狂う  [(5)いかりくるう]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ はそれをいて怒り狂った ⇨ He went berserk when he heard that  (☛ Literally “go crazy angry”)

怒る  [(2)いかる]  [liter]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ 怒った ⇨ God became angry

膨れる  [ふくれる]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ 玩具わなかったので息子は膨れている ⇨ My son is sulking because I didn’t buy him a toy  (☛ Usually about children. Puffing out cheeks is a symbolic “angry face” in Japan)

ふて腐れる  [ふてくされる]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ られてふて腐れている ⇨ He is sulking after getting scolded  (☛ Sulk in a petty manner)

むかつく  [むかつく]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ あいつの名前いただけでムカつく ⇨ It pisses me off just hearing his name  (☛ Feel anger, contempt and disgust)

むくれる  [むくれる]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ でそんなにむくれているの? ⇨ Why are you so miffed?  (☛ Act annoyed without saying anything)

逆上  [ぎゃくじょう]  [逆上する]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ 手抜きを批判するとは逆上した ⇨ When I criticised his cutting corners, he became very hostile  (☛ Become violently angry when one is at fault and somebody criticizes him/her for that)

激怒  [(1)げきど]  [激怒する]  [liter]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ はそれをいて激怒した ⇨ He heard it and flew into rage  (☛ Violent anger)

殺気立つ  [(4)さっきだつ]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ 男達殺気立っ空気れた ⇨ Volatile and hostile air filled among the men. It felt violence could break out any moment  (☛ Literally “raise killing air”)

拗ねる  [(2)すねる]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ をひいきしているといって息子がすねている ⇨ My son is claiming I favor his sister and sulking  (☛ Usually about children. Feel wronged compared with others, and sulk in a petty way)

僻む  [(2)ひがむ]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ 両親をひいきしていると思っ僻んでいる ⇨ He is resentful thinking his parents favors his little brother  (☛ Be resentful thinking one is less favored and mistreated, often baselessly)

憤慨  [ふんがい]  [憤慨する]  [liter]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ はそれをいて憤慨した ⇨ He got angry when he heard that  (☛ Usually anger toward injustice)

荒らげる  [(3)あらげる]  [あららげる]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ を荒らげた ⇨ He intensified, raised, his voice  (☛ Originally あららげる, even though あらげる is more commonly used today)

憤る  [(4)いきどおる]  [liter]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ 大衆政府腐敗憤った ⇨ The public raged against the government’s corruption  (☛ Usually anger toward injustice)

息巻く  [(3)いきまく]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ は「あいつを叩きのめしてやる」と息巻いている ⇨ He is angrily saying “I’m gonna beat up that asshole”  (☛ Breathe heavily and say something in anger, excitement, etc..)

いきり立つ  [(4)いきりたつ]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ それをいてはいきり立ったが、結局どうしようもなかった ⇨ He got very angry when he heard that, but there was nothing he could do

気色ばむ  [(4)けしきばむ]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ が気色ばんだのがれた ⇨ I could see he got very annoyed

激する  [(3)げきする]  [liter]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ 

激昂  [げっこう]  [激昂する]  [liter]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ それをいては激昂した ⇨ He became enraged when he heard that  (☛ Explosive anger)

切歯扼腕  [(1)せっしやくわん]  [切歯扼腕する]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ 彼等競争相手技術されて切歯扼腕した ⇨ They’re very bitter about being beaten by the rival to implement the new technology  (☛ Literally “grit teeth and clasp a wrist with other hand”)

猛り狂う  [(5)たけりくるう]  [liter]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ 猛り狂っ雄牛 ⇨ A raging bull  (☛ Get angry out of control)

ふてる  [(2)ふてる]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ がおもちゃをわなかったので子供がふてている ⇨ My kid is sulking because I didn’t buy him a toy  (☛ Sulk in a petty manner)

憤激  [ふんげき]  [憤激する]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆   (☛ Become extremely angry)

立腹  [りっぷく]  [立腹する]  [liter]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ 殿が御立腹された ⇨ My lord has become angry

► 成句
  [(2)はら]  [腹が立つ]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 1
☆ 無責任同僚に腹が立ってしょうがない ⇨ My irresponsible coworker makes my blood boil

  [(2)はら]  [腹を立てる]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 1
☆ 彼女無視されて腹をてた ⇨ She was ignored and got angry

向き  [(1)むき]  [向きになる]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ そんなに向きになるなよ ⇨ Don’t be so angry, defensive, desperate, insistent

  [(2)あたま]  [頭に血が上る]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ はすぐ頭に上るだ ⇨ Blood goes to his head quickly. He is very short-tempered

  [へそ]  [臍を曲げる]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ お余計をいうから彼女がへそをげたじゃないか ⇨ She is miffed because you said something you shouldn’t have  (☛ Literally “twist navel”. Mild anger)

► 名詞
怒り  [いかり]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ 余り馬鹿らしさに怒りを通り越してれた ⇨ I went beyond anger and just felt numb by the incredible stupidity
☆ 無責任さに怒りをじた ⇨ I felt anger, was angry, for his irresponsibility

憤り  [いきどおり]  [liter]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ 社会不正に憤りをじた ⇨ He felt indignation for social injustice  (☛ Usually anger toward injustice)

凝り  [しこり]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ 二にはしこりが残っている ⇨ There are still some hard feelings between them  (☛ Unresolved hard feelings deep down)

僻み  [ひがみ]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ 努力もしないのに僻みがい ⇨ He doesn’t work hard but thinks he is unfairly treated  (☛ Be resentful thinking one is less favored and mistreated, often baselessly)

顰蹙  [ひんしゅく]  [顰蹙を買う]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ 差別発言顰蹙を買った (だいひんしゅく) ⇨ His prejudiced comment bought, received, exasperations from everybody

膨れっ面  [(3)ふくれっつら]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ を膨れっ面してんだよ? ⇨ What are you sulking about?  (☛ Literally “swollen face”. Puffing out cheeks is a symbolic “angry face” in Japan)

憤慨  [ふんがい]  [liter]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆   (☛ Usually anger toward injustice)

癇癪  [かんしゃく]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ はすぐに癇癪をこす ⇨ He has a short temper

むかっ腹  [むかっぱら]  [むかっ腹を立てる]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ 彼女言葉にむかっ腹をてた ⇨ He got annoyed by her words

八つ当たり  [やつあたり]  [八つ当たりする]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ に八つ当たりしないでよ ⇨ Don’t vent your frustrations on me  (☛ Be angry toward innocent bystanders)

► 形容詞
怒りっぽい  [(5)おこりっぽい]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ 怒りっぽい老人 ⇨ A short-tempered, grumpy, old man

憎らしい  [(4)にくらしい]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ 子供でも時々本当に憎らしい言う ⇨ Every child sometimes says something that makes you really angry  (☛ Note unlike 憎む, it does NOT mean to hold grudge, but rather young children being very naughty and making you angry)

憎たらしい  [(5)にくたらしい]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ 子供でも時々本当に憎たらしい言う ⇨ Every child sometimes says something that makes you really angry  (☛ A variation of にくらしい)

恨めしい  [(4)うらめしい]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ は恨めしそうなでこちらをた ⇨ He looked at me with resentful eyes

► 形容動詞
かんかん  [かんかん]  [coll]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ 彼女カンカンだった ⇨ She was very angry
☆ 彼女カンカン怒っていた ⇨ She was very angry

猛然  [もうぜん]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ は猛然と反論めた ⇨ He started to retort angrily and fiercely

短気  [(1)たんき]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ はとにかく短気だ ⇨ He is very short-tempered

憮然  [ぶぜん]    meaning:  angry  rank: 3
☆ は憮然とした表情立ち尽くしてた ⇨ He was standing there with a very annoyed look  (☛ “disappointed” is the original meaning, but commonly used as “angry” today. Angry without saying anything)

► 感嘆詞
畜生  [(3)ちくしょう]  [coll]  [rude]  [男]    meaning:  angry  rank: 2
☆ 畜生! ⇨ Fuck! Goddamnit!  (☛ Typically used when you feel wronged by someone)

こん畜生  [(5)こんちくしょう]  [この+畜生]  [coll]  [rude]  [男]    meaning:  angry  rank: 4
☆ こん畜生! ⇨ Fuck! Goddamnit!  (☛ Typically used when you feel wronged by someone)