get angry
N3- Onyomi
- ド
- Kunyomi
- おこ(る)・いか(る)
- Stroke count
- 9
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 怒 down and you get 心 (heart / feeling) — a heart, the seat of how you feel. Picture a heart, standing for how something feels, put 怒 inside it, and let that scene stand for "get angry" — get angry. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 9
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は9画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 9 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
怒る
okoru
to get angry
怒って
okotte
get angry — te-form
怒ります
okorimasu
get angry — polite present
怒らない
okoranai
get angry — plain negative
怒りました
okorimashita
get angry — polite past
怒りません
okorimasen
get angry — polite negative
Example sentences (2)
約束を忘れて、友だちが怒りました。
やくそく を わすれて、ともだち が おこりました。
yakusoku o wasurete, tomodachi ga okorimashita.
I forgot our plan, and my friend got angry.
小さいミスでしたが、部長は怒っているみたいです。
ちいさい みす でした が、ぶちょう は おこっている みたい です。
chiisai misu deshita ga, buchou wa okotteiru mitai desu.
It was a small mistake, but the manager seems to be angry.