Kanji
N1 15 strokes Grade 8 freq #1863

aroused, resent, be indignant, anger

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

heart kokoro

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

indignation; resentment
fury; flying into a rage
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
indignation; resentment
anger management disorder
fenqing; leftist Chinese youth (usu. nationalistic)
anger; resentment
resentment; indignation
personal grudge
angry; indignant

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

resentment; indignation
to be angry; to resent
dish of simmered salmon head, soybeans, vegetables, and leftovers
infuriating; maddening
venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger
to fret (esp. of a young child); to be fretful

Example sentences

His indignation got the better of him.

I am indignant about the way he treated me.

Isn't it better to get drunk and cut loose once in a while and blow off the tension of daily frustration?