Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Angry

Alternative

Anger

Mnemonic

A woman sitting on a stool with a broken heart is very angry. She had her heart broken by some jerk and now she’s sitting on the stool, just stewing over the guy and how angry she is with him.

Readings

On’yomi

Kun’yomi

おこ, いか

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The woman feels so angry that she decides to sic her dog () on the guy who broke her heart. That ought to teach him — there's nothing worse than getting chased by an angry woman's angry dog.

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary