立腹|りっぷくrippuku[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbanger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
    鈴木すずきさんはトムのいたずらにご立腹りっぷくだ。↗
    Mr. Suzuki is angry about Tom's prank.
Conjugation
Dictionary form立腹する(りっぷくする)
Polite (masu)立腹します(りっぷくします)
Negative (nai)立腹しない(りっぷくしない)
polite (masen)立腹しません(りっぷくしません)
classical zu / nu立腹せず・立腹せぬ(りっぷくせず・りっぷくせぬ)
Past (ta)立腹した(りっぷくした)
polite (mashita)立腹しました(りっぷくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)立腹しなかった(りっぷくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)立腹しませんでした(りっぷくしませんでした)
Te form立腹して(りっぷくして)
Potential立腹できる(りっぷくできる)
Passive立腹される(りっぷくされる)
Causative立腹させる(りっぷくさせる)
Causative passive立腹させられる(りっぷくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)立腹すれば(りっぷくすれば)
tara立腹したら(りっぷくしたら)
Volitional立腹しよう(りっぷくしよう)
polite (mashou)立腹しましょう(りっぷくしましょう)
Imperative立腹しろ(りっぷくしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym怒気どきWrittenWritten word for anger that shows outwardly, as in 「怒気を含む声」.
  • Synonym憤るいきどおるWrittenWritten verb for indignation over injustice; stresses righteous anger.
  • Synonym怒るおこるNeutralThe everyday verb for getting angry, also for scolding; 「立腹」 is the more written, polite choice.
  • SynonymカンカンCasualColloquial word for flying into a rage, as in 「カンカンに怒る」; stronger than 「立腹」.
  • SynonymおかんむりCasualColloquial, teasing way to say a boss or elder is displeased or angry; carries a joking tone.
  • Related鬱憤うっぷんNeutralRefers to resentment pent up inside, often in 「鬱憤を晴らす」; stresses accumulated anger.
  • Related憤懣ふんまんWrittenWritten word for anger and discontent kept bottled up inside; stresses suppressed feelings.
  • Antonym上機嫌じょうきげんNeutralAntonym: being in a very good mood, the opposite of getting angry.

For everyday anger say 「怒る」; 「ご立腹」 fits written or polite contexts. Jokingly call a boss's anger 「おかんむり」, use 「憤る」 for moral indignation and 「鬱憤」 for pent-up resentment.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 怒おこること。腹はらを立たてること。
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