Meaning

Primary

To Anger Someone

Alternatives

To Provoke, To Offend Someone

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

Remember how you learned that 怒る means "to get angry?" Well this is when someone else gets angry and it's because YOU made them angry. It means to anger someone.

Reading

おこらせる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned this reading when you learned 怒る, so you should know this one too!

Context

Context Sentences

父さんを怒らせると後が面倒よ。

If you provoke Dad, dealing with the aftermath will be a hassle.

怒らせるつもりはなかったけど、少し言い過ぎてしまいました。

I didn't mean to make him angry, but I went a little too far with my words.

怒らせないように、言葉を選んだつもりだったんだけどな…。

I thought I had chosen my words carefully to avoid offending her though…

あの温厚な久保田さんを怒らせただって?一体何を言ったんだい?

You made that mild-mannered Kubota angry? What the heck did you say?

Kanji Composition