Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 逆鱗に触れる(げきりんにふれる) in Japanese

逆鱗に触れる
Kana Reading
げきりんにふれる
Romaji
gekirinnifureru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
    Meaning
    to infuriate your superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon (one)
    Example sentence
    彼、ボスの逆鱗に触れ、地方支店に追いやられたよ。 He recently had the bad luck to incur his boss' wrath and got sent out to work in the boondocks.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to provoke the Emperor's displeasure

Examples of 逆鱗に触れる, げきりんにふれる in a sentence

  • 彼、ボスの逆鱗に触れ、地方支店に追いやられたよ。

    He recently had the bad luck to incur his boss' wrath and got sent out to work in the boondocks.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
逆鱗に触れる
Plain Polite
逆鱗に触れます
Negative
逆鱗に触れない
Negative Polite
逆鱗に触れません

Past

Plain
逆鱗に触れた
Plain Polite
逆鱗に触れました
Negative
逆鱗に触れなかった
Negative Polite
逆鱗に触れませんでした

Te

Plain
逆鱗に触れて
Plain Polite
逆鱗に触れまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
逆鱗に触れられる
Plain Polite
逆鱗に触れられます
Negative
逆鱗に触れられない
Negative Polite
逆鱗に触れられません
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Kanji in this word

鱗

24 strokes

scales (fish)

On'Yomi: リン

Kun'Yomi: うろこ, こけ, こけら

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触 JLPT 2

13 strokes

contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict

On'Yomi: ショク

Kun'Yomi: ふ.れる, さわ.る, さわ

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逆 JLPT 2

9 strokes

inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked

On'Yomi: ギャク, ゲキ

Kun'Yomi: さか, さか.さ, さか.らう

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