愚痴(ぐち)る

ぐちる
godan verb
to gripe; to complain; to grumble
1. to gripe; to complain; to grumble
To express dissatisfaction or complaints, especially about trivial matters or things that cannot be changed.
また愚痴(ぐち)ってる。
You're complaining again.
仕事(しごと)のことで愚痴(ぐち)った。
I griped about work.
友達(ともだち)に愚痴(ぐち)りたいことがある。
I have something I want to complain to my friend about.

愚痴(ぐち)る is a casual verb formed from the noun 愚痴(ぐち) (complaint/grumbling) by adding the verb ending る. This is a common word-formation pattern in colloquial Japanese.

REGISTER:
This is an informal/colloquial word. In formal contexts, use 愚痴(ぐち)を言(い)う or 不満(ふまん)を言(い)う.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • ～について愚痴(ぐち)る: to gripe about something
  • ～に愚痴(ぐち)る: to complain to someone

RELATED EXPRESSION:
愚痴(ぐち)を聞(き)く means "to listen to someone's complaints."

Related Words

Related: 愚痴(ぐち) (base noun)
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Added 2026.2.1 16:06 · Revised 2026.2.3 23:48
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