Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 苛々(いらいら) in Japanese

苛々, 苛苛, 刺々, 刺刺
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
いらいら
Romaji
iraira
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, adverb taking the `to' particle
    Meaning
    getting nervous; irritation
    Example sentence
    隣のラジオがうるさくていらいらする The radio next door gets on my nerves.

Examples of 苛々, 苛苛, 刺々, 刺刺, いらいら in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

8 strokes

thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: さ.す, さ.さる, さ.し, さし, とげ

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8 strokes

torment, scold, chastise

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: いじ.める, さいな.む, いらだ.つ, からい, こまかい

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