怒る|おこるokoru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper
- godan verb, transitive verbto scold; to tell (someone) offusu. in the passive
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 怒る（おこる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 怒ります（おこります） |
| Negative (nai) | 怒らない（おこらない） |
| polite (masen) | 怒りません（おこりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 怒らず・怒らぬ（おこらず・おこらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 怒った（おこった） |
| polite (mashita) | 怒りました（おこりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 怒らなかった（おこらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 怒りませんでした（おこりませんでした） |
| Te form | 怒って（おこって） |
| Potential | 怒れる（おこれる） |
| Passive | 怒られる（おこられる） |
| Causative | 怒らせる（おこらせる） |
| Causative passive | 怒らせられる・怒らされる（おこらせられる・おこらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 怒れば（おこれば） |
| tara | 怒ったら（おこったら） |
| Volitional | 怒ろう（おころう） |
| polite (mashou) | 怒りましょう（おこりましょう） |
| Imperative | 怒れ（おこれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym立腹りっぷくWrittenWritten word for getting angry, as in 「立腹する」; the honorific 「ご立腹」 is a common way to describe someone else's anger.
- Synonym憤るいきどおるWrittenWritten word for seething with indignation, as in 「不正に憤る」; it centers on righteous anger at injustice.
- Related叱咤しったWrittenWritten word for shouting a rebuke or encouragement, as in 「叱咤激励」; often carries a rousing, urging-on nuance.
- Related憤るいきどおるWrittenWritten word for seething with indignation, as in 「不正に憤る」; it centers on righteous anger at injustice.
- RelatedしかるNeutralTo point out someone's fault and scold them, as in 「子供を叱る」. It centers on the other person; 「怒る」 centers on your own anger.
- Related叱り付けるしかりつけるCasualColloquial: to scold someone harshly, as in 「部下を叱り付ける」. Unlike 「怒る」, the focus is on the person being scolded.
- Related叱り飛ばすしかりとばすCasualColloquial: to give someone a fierce dressing-down, as in 「大声で叱り飛ばす」; the tone is intense.
- Related叱責しっせきWrittenWritten word for a scolding over a fault, as in 「上司から叱責を受ける」; used mostly in workplace settings.
- Related譴責けんせきFormalFormal word for censuring wrongdoing; also the official censure given to civil servants as discipline, as in 「譴責処分」.
- Antonym喜ぶよろこぶNeutralThe opposite of 「怒る」: to be glad or delighted, as in 「合格を喜ぶ」.
Use 「怒る」 by default for getting angry. For an honorific way to say someone is angry, use 「ご立腹」; for righteous anger at injustice, 「憤る」. For scolding, 「叱る」 is instructive correction, 「叱り付ける」 and 「叱責」 are harsher, and 「譴責」 is formal censure or discipline. To be glad, use 「喜ぶ」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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