腹はら立だたしい

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Meanings

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i-adjective

irritating; aggravating; infuriating

Describes a situation or someone's behavior that makes you feel angry or frustrated. Often used when the cause of anger is external and ongoing.

彼かれの無む責せき任にんな態たい度どが腹はら立だたしい。
His irresponsible attitude is infuriating.
何なん度ど言

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腹はら

立だ

たしい

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It's maddening that it never gets fixed no matter how many times I say it.

Written forms

腹はら立だたしいUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; commonly used in news and everyday writing.
腹はらだたしいUsage5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

腹abdomen, belly, stomach
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

腹はらが立たつ
A verb phrase meaning 'to get angry'; 腹立たしい is the adjective describing something that causes that feeling.
ムカつく
A more casual and slangy verb meaning 'to be irritated/annoyed'; 腹立たしい is more formal and often used in writing.

Etymology

Derived from the noun 腹 (stomach/mind) + the verb 立つ (to stand) in its stem form 立ち, with the adjectival suffix しい, literally 'stomach-standing'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the expression metaphorically links anger to a physical sensation in the gut.