(いか)

いかり
noun
anger, rage, wrath
1. anger, rage
A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility.
(いか)(かん)じた
I felt anger.
My face turned red with anger.
Please calm your anger.
Her anger is understandable.
I was trembling with anger.
I said it with anger.
2. wrath, fury
Intense or violent anger.
The people's anger exploded.
He incurred the wrath of God.
His fury was intense.
I ended up incurring their anger.
There was no sign of her fury subsiding.

(いか)り is the noun form of (いか)る (to get angry). It covers a range from everyday anger to intense fury. More literary and formal than (おこ)ること.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (いか)りを(かん)じる: to feel anger
  • (いか)りを(おさ)える: to suppress anger
  • (いか)りを()う: to incur someone's anger
  • (いか)りに()える: to burn with anger
  • (いか)りを()めて: with anger
  • (いか)りが(おさ)まる: anger subsides

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • (いきどお)り: indignation (stronger moral dimension)
  • 腹立(はらだ)ち: irritation, annoyance (more colloquial)

RELATED VERB:

  • (いか)る: to be angry (literary)
  • (おこ)る: to get angry (colloquial)