Moto 苛: Torment; Scold; ChastiseKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カ
- Kun'yomi
- いじ(める)、さいな(む)、いらだ(つ)、からい、こまかい
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 33 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カ)
- 苛性かせいcaustic
- 苛性アルカリかせいアルカリcaustic alkali; lye
- 苛性カリかせいカリcaustic potash; potassium hydroxide
- 苛性ソーダかせいソーダcaustic soda; sodium hydroxide
- 苛政かせいtyranny; despotism
- 苛斂かれんoppression (e.g. taxation)
- 苛斂誅求かれんちゅうきゅうimposing exacting (crushing, oppressive) taxes
- 苛烈かれつsevere; fierce
- 苛税かぜいheavy taxation
- 苛虐かぎゃくcruel treatment
- 苛酷かこくsevere; harsh
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 苛めいじめbullying; teasing
- 苛めるいじめるto ill-treat; to bully
- ネット苛めネットいじめcyberbullying; online harassment
- 切り苛むきりさいなむto cut to pieces; to torment
- 攻め苛むせめさいなむto torture; to persecute
- 苛むさいなむto torment; to torture
- 苛めっ子いじめっこbully
- 苛められっ子いじめられっこbullied child
- 苛め自殺いじめじさつsuicide caused by bullying or harassment; bullying-related suicide
- 責め苛むせめさいなむto torture; to persecute
Other readings
- 苛々いらいらto get irritated; to get annoyed
- 苛ちいらちin a hurry; hustle
- 苛っといらっとbecoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
- 苛つくいらつくto get irritated
- 苛性加里かせいカリcaustic potash; potassium hydroxide
- 苛立たしいいらだたしいirritating; frustrating
- 苛立たしげいらだたしげantsy; agitated
- 苛立たし気いらだたしげantsy; agitated
- 苛立ちいらだちirritation; annoyance
- 苛立ついらだつto be irritated; to get annoyed
- 苛立てるいらだてるto irritate; to exasperate
- 苛苛いらいらto get irritated; to get annoyed
Kanji that often appear with 苛
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