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八つ当たり

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 八つ当たり.

Dictionary

Entry

八つ当たり八つ当りつあたりNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #10170
1

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

Examples
彼はいつも人にやつあたりをします。
He really has it out for people.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

2 strokesFrequency 92JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ハチハツ

Kun

や.つやっ.つよう

Nanori

はっやちやつ

hit, right, appropriate, himself

6 strokesFrequency 91JLPT N2Grade 2

On

トウ

Kun

あ.たるあ.たりあ.てるあ.てまさ.にまさ.にべし

Nanori

たい

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