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苛

Harsh, Irritate
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingカ
Kun readingいじ.める、さいな.む、から.い
JōyōGrade 8Level 18

Meanings

  1. harsh, Irritate
  2. torment
  3. scold
  4. chastise
  5. bullyingRtK
  1. to ill-treat
  2. to bully
  3. to torment
  4. to pick on
  5. to tease

Popular Usage

苛々苛める

Radicals and components

Radical艸grass
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · can · mouth (口) · street (行) · street (行) · nail · spike

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 240

Compound words

苛々いらいら
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
苛めるいじめる
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to pick on; to tease
苛むさいなむ
to torment
苛虐かぎゃく
cruel treatment
苛性かせい
caustic
苛政かせい
tyranny
苛税かぜい
heavy taxation
苛烈かれつ
severe
苛斂かれん
oppressive exaction (of taxes, etc.)
苛立ついらだつ
to be irritated
苛めっ子いじめっこ
bully
苛立てるいらだてる
to irritate
苛斂誅求かれんちゅうきゅう
exaction of heavy taxes
苛性ソーダかせいソーダ
caustic soda

Additional Examples

彼は苛立たしい表現で答えた。
He answered with a look of annoyance.tatoeba
彼の無能ぶりに誰もが苛立ち始めた。
His incompetence began to irritate everyone.tatoeba
待てば待つほど、私たちは苛々してきた。
The longer we waited, the more impatient we became.tatoeba
最近、彼のちょっとした言葉に苛々する。
Recently I get annoyed at the slightest thing he says.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Torment; harsh. 艹 (grass) + 可 — prickly grass that irritates the skin.Also known as “Frustration”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 苛

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