Word details
ムキになる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ムキになる.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
Examples
何でもかんでもむきになってあくせくするのをやめれば、きっと人々は今の２倍も長生きするだろう。
I'm sure people would live twice as long if they stopped getting themselves worked up over everything.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
向
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
6 strokesFrequency 182JLPT N2Grade 3
On
コウ
Kun
む.くむ.い-む.きむ.ける-む.けむ.かうむ.かいむ.こうむ.こう-むこむか.い
Nanori
こおたなむかむかいむこう
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