torment, scold, chastise
On'yomi (音読み)
- カ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- いじ.める
- さいな.む
- いらだ.つ
- からい
- こまかい
About this kanji
The kanji 苛 (カ, いじ.める) means to torment or scold, and is often used in contexts related to punishment or annoyance. It typically functions as a verb, as seen in the compound 苛める (いじめる), which means to ill-treat or bully someone. Another useful compound is 苛々 (いらいら), meaning to feel irritated or frustrated. You can also find 苛む (さいなむ), which translates to torment or afflict. When using 苛, it's important to note that it carries a strong, negative connotation, often associated with cruelty or excessive harshness, so it's used in situations that reflect serious emotional distress.
Example sentences
彼の苛立ちが伝わってきた。
His irritation was conveyed to me.
Meanings across languages
- English
- torment, scold, chastise
- Tiếng Việt
- tra tấn
- 日本語
- 苛
- 한국어
- 가혹
- 中文
- 苛
- id
- menderita, sebat
- th
- ทรมาน, ดุ
- es
- atormentar, reprender
- fr
- tormenter, réprimander
- de
- quälen
- pt
- torturar, chastigar
Common compounds
- 苛々いらいらto get irritated, to get annoyed, to be on the edge
- 苛めるいじめるto ill-treat, to bully, to torment
- 苛むさいなむto torment, to torture, to afflict
- 苛虐かぎゃくcruel treatment
- 苛性かせいcaustic
- 苛政かせいtyranny, despotism
- 苛税かぜいheavy taxation
- 苛烈かれつsevere, fierce, stern
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