焦燥・焦躁|しょうそうshousou[0]heiban (flat)
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焦燥焦燥, written entirely in kanji, is the most common written form for impatience, irritation, frustration, or fretfulness, and is the form learners will most often encounter.
焦躁焦躁, also written entirely in kanji, is a rarely used alternative to 焦燥; learners may encounter it, but it is not the usual choice.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbimpatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 焦燥する（しょうそうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 焦燥します（しょうそうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 焦燥しない（しょうそうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 焦燥しません（しょうそうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 焦燥せず・焦燥せぬ（しょうそうせず・しょうそうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 焦燥した（しょうそうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 焦燥しました（しょうそうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 焦燥しなかった（しょうそうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 焦燥しませんでした（しょうそうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 焦燥して（しょうそうして） |
| Potential | 焦燥できる（しょうそうできる） |
| Passive | 焦燥される（しょうそうされる） |
| Causative | 焦燥させる（しょうそうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 焦燥させられる（しょうそうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 焦燥すれば（しょうそうすれば） |
| tara | 焦燥したら（しょうそうしたら） |
| Volitional | 焦燥しよう（しょうそうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 焦燥しましょう（しょうそうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 焦燥しろ（しょうそうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymいらいらCasualThe everyday, most common word for feeling restless and irritated. 「焦燥」 is written/formal, usually as 「焦燥感」, and carries a sense of anxious unease.
- Synonym苛立ちいらだちNeutralAn irritated, annoyed feeling. 「焦燥」 puts more weight on being anxious and impatient.
- SynonymむしゃくしゃCasualColloquial for a pent-up, messed-up feeling of frustration that wants an outlet. 「焦燥」 centers on anxious impatience.
- Synonym焦慮しょうりょWrittenWritten/formal word for anxious fretting; used less often, but close in sense to 「焦燥」.
- Related短気たんきNeutralA short, quick temper as a character trait. 「焦燥」 is an emotional state, not a personality.
- RelatedせっかちCasualColloquial for being hasty and restless, unable to sit still. 「焦燥」 is an anxious state of mind.
- Related癇性かんしょうWrittenA nervous, quick-to-anger temperament. 「焦燥」 is a passing emotional state, not a personality trait.
- Related癇癖かんぺきWrittenWritten/formal word for an irritable temper; used rarely. 「焦燥」 refers to the emotion itself.
- Related癇癪かんしゃくNeutralA fit of temper, as in 「癇癪を起こす」. 「焦燥」 is anxious, restless agitation rather than an outburst.
- Antonym平穏へいおんWrittenPeace and calm where nothing is amiss; the opposite of 「焦燥」.
- Antonym平静へいせいWrittenA calm, composed state of mind; the opposite of 「焦燥」.
- Antonym落ち着きおちつきNeutralComposure and steadiness; the opposite of 「焦燥」.
For everyday talk about feeling restless and irritated, say 「いらいら」; in writing, anxious impatience is 「焦燥」, usually as 「焦燥感」. For a quick temper use 「短気」 or 「せっかち」, and for losing your temper, 「癇癪」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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