怒 means “anger”

おこ · oko

Also: angry, be offended

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

いかる, おこる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ド, ヌ

Taught in secondary school · 9 strokes

The story

A woman's heart bursts with force: anger is a storm that rises from within, demanding to be acknowledged.

Used in 怒る (okoru, to get angry) and 怒り (ikari, rage)

More from Feelings & Emotions

• 泣 cry
• 笑 laugh
• 好 like
• 痛 pain
• 幸 happiness
• 恋 romantic love
• 希 hope
• 望 wish
• 怖 scary
• 恥 shame
• 驚 surprise
• 寂 lonely

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.