How to say "rage" in Japanese

• 怒りいかりJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThe general noun for the emotion itself, spanning anger, fury and wrath; use it when 'rage' means the feeling itself rather than violent behavior or a furious outburst.
  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.
• 激怒げきどCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbRage or fury at its most intense; the word is limited to that degree of anger, so it suits contexts where 怒り would sound too mild for the rage in question.
  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.
• 暴れるあばれるJLPT N2approx.Common
  ichidan verb, intransitive verbNot the emotion but the behavior: 'to rage' here means acting violently — thrashing about, struggling, going on a rampage. For anger as a feeling, 怒り or 激怒 is the word to reach for.
  少年しょうねんたちは２階かいでどたばた暴あばれていた。↗

  The boys were banging about upstairs.
• 息巻くいきまくCommon
  godan verb, intransitive verbFury on display: to rage or storm at someone, visibly furious. It points to the furious outburst, often aimed at a person, rather than the feeling of anger held inside.
  かんかんになって息巻いきまいている。↗

  He is fuming that they will be sorry for it some day.

Choose 「怒り」 for the emotion of anger or rage as a noun, 激怒 for rage at its most intense, 「暴れる」 for raging in the sense of violent physical behavior, and 「息巻く」 for storming furiously at someone.

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

• 怒りいかりanger
• 激怒げきどrage
• 暴れるあばれるto act violently
• 息巻くいきまくto rage
• 激昂げっこうrage
• 怒り狂ういかりくるうto rage
• 猛るたけるto rage
• 狂暴きょうぼうrage
• 暴れ狂うあばれくるうto rage
• 猛り狂うたけりくるうto rage
• たけり立つたけりたつto rage
• 猛威を振るうもういをふるうto rage (of a storm, flu, etc.)
• 怒り心頭いかりしんとうrage
• 憤怒ふんぬanger
• むかっ腹むかっぱらanger
• 中っ腹ちゅうっぱらanger (held in check)
• 余憤よふんpent-up anger
• かんしゃく玉かんしゃくだまfit of anger
• 吹きすさぶふきすさぶto blow fiercely
• 熱ねつzeal
• 荒れ狂うあれくるうto rage (of a storm, waves, etc.)