How to say "fury" in Japanese

• 怒りいかりJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThe general word for anger as an emotion, covering everything from ordinary anger to wrath; choose it when fury means a person's intense anger, with no special nuance added.
  私の誤あやまりは彼かれの怒いかりを招まねいた。↗

  My mistake incurred his anger.
• 猛威もういCommon
  nounFury as an overwhelming destructive force — the fury of a storm, fire, or epidemic — rather than an emotion; it is really about menacing power, so it is not the word for a person's anger.
  インフルエンザが都市部としぶで猛威もういを振ふるった。↗

  The flu struck the metropolitan area.
• 激怒げきどCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbFury as intense rage: a state or sudden burst of violent anger, stronger than plain 怒り. Typical of someone enraged by an insult or provocation, without 憤激's nuance of moral outrage.
  その子こは激怒げきどしていてどうにもならない。↗

  The child is helpless in his rage.
• 狂乱きょうらんCommon
  suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectiveFury as frenzy: wild, uncontrolled excitement or madness rather than anger at someone, as of a crowd whipped into a frenzy. For a person's angry fury another word is usually better.
• 憤激ふんげきCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbFury as outrage: intense anger at something felt to be wrong or unjust, often a sudden flare-up; typical of reactions to injustice, corruption, or scandal.

Use 「怒り」 for anger in general, 激怒 or 憤激 for violent anger (憤激 with an edge of outrage at wrongdoing), 狂乱 for frenzy rather than anger, and 猛威 for the destructive fury of a storm or epidemic.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 怒りいかりanger
• 猛威もういfury
• 激怒げきどrage
• 狂乱きょうらんfury
• 憤激ふんげきfury
• 激烈げきれつviolence
• 激情げきじょうviolent emotion
• 激昂げっこうrage