Meaning

Primary

Impatience

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Remember 焦る, which means "to be in a hurry" or "to be impatient"? This is the noun version, which is impatience.

Reading

あせり
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading comes from 焦る.

Context

Context Sentences

会議に行かなくちゃいけなかったのに、脚がやばいくらいつって全然動けなかったので、焦りを感じましたよ。

I had a terrible cramp in my leg and I couldn’t move it at all even though I had to go to a meeting, so I felt really impatient.

Kanji Composition