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腹立ち (はらだち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

腹はら立だち

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Meanings

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noun

anger; irritation; resentment

Refers to a feeling of anger or irritation, often arising from a specific provocation. Commonly used in the phrase 腹立ちまぎれに (out of anger/spite).

彼かれの無む責せき任にんな態たい度どに腹はら立だちを覚おぼえた。
I felt anger at his irresponsible attitude.

腹はら立だちまぎれにそんなことを言いってはいけない。

You shouldn't say such things out of anger.

Kanji

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

Similar words

怒いかり
怒り is a more general and common word for anger, while 腹立ち often implies a more personal, gut-level irritation.
立りっ腹ぷく
立腹 is a more formal or literary term for anger, often used in written or official contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 腹 (はら, 'belly, mind') and 立ち (たち, continuative form of 立つ 'to stand'), literally 'belly-standing', referring to the physical sensation of anger rising in the gut.