Meaning of 気に障る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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気に障る, 気にさわる, 気に触る
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Kana Readingきにさわる
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Romajikinisawaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ru` ending
- Meaning
- to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
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Example Sentences
気に障る, 気にさわる, 気に触る, きにさわる used in context
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彼女は姑の気にさわるようなことを言わなければよかったと臍を噛んだ。
She bitterly regretted having said something that displeased her mother-in-law.
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Her way of talking got on my nerves.
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Something is grating on her nerves.
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The way he looked at me irritated me very much.
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Nothing vexed her more than his selfishness.
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Some of the things he said got under my skin.
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Kanji found in this word
contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict
On: ショク
Kun: ふ.れる, さわ.る, さわ
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