焦れる・懊れる|じれるjireru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
焦れる焦れる(じれる) is the most common written form of this verb, using kanji and kana together; it is the form learners will most often encounter.
懊れる懊れる(じれる) is a rarely used kanji-and-kana variant, so learners may encounter it occasionally but should not choose it as their default spelling.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 焦れる(じれる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 焦れます(じれます) |
| Negative (nai) | 焦れない(じれない) |
| polite (masen) | 焦れません(じれません) |
| classical zu / nu | 焦れず・焦れぬ(じれず・じれぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 焦れた(じれた) |
| polite (mashita) | 焦れました(じれました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 焦れなかった(じれなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 焦れませんでした(じれませんでした) |
| Te form | 焦れて(じれて) |
| Potential | 焦れられる(じれられる) |
| Passive | 焦れられる(じれられる) |
| Causative | 焦れさせる(じれさせる) |
| Causative passive | 焦れさせられる(じれさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 焦れれば(じれれば) |
| tara | 焦れたら(じれたら) |
| Volitional | 焦れよう(じれよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 焦れましょう(じれましょう) |
| Imperative | 焦れろ(じれろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
子供がじれる
焦れる expresses the subject’s own feeling of growing impatient or irritated from waiting, whereas 焦らす means to deliberately tease or keep someone in suspense, causing that impatience.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
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