焦れる・懊れる|じれるjireru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

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
  1. 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
intransitiveじれる⇄transitiveじらす
子供こどもがじれる
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.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 待まっていられない気持きもちになる。物事ものごとの進行しんこうが遅おそくていらいらする。
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