Meaning

Primary

Rage

Alternative

Be Enraged

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Being fierce and angry means you're filled with rage, or for you to be enraged.

激怒 is a relatively formal word, often used in literature to describe someone flying into a rage or experiencing intense, uncontrollable anger. Therefore, you’ll frequently encounter this as a suru-verb in the form of 激怒する.

Reading

げきど
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 大激怒

    great fury

Context Sentences

それを見た母は、大激怒でした。

When my mother saw this, she was absolutely furious.

彼は激怒してその場を立ち去りました。

He stormed off in a fit of rage.

この映画は、原作を改変しすぎて、ファンを激怒させました。

This movie made significant changes to the original work, which infuriated the fans.

土足でベンチに上がるの、海外ならいいかもしれないけど、日本では激怒ものだよ。

Putting one's shoes on a bench may be fine in other countries, but in Japan it would cause indignation.

Kanji Composition