癇

かん

Meanings

1. Noun temper; nerves

Kanji

• 癇 bitter; hot temper; irritable. Read as カン.

Example sentences

• トムの話し方は私の癇にさわる。
  Tom's way of speaking gets on my nerves.
• 咲桜の話し方って、癇に障るのよ。
  Sakura's way of speaking gets on my nerves.
• ああいう人って、癇にさわるのよ。
  A man like that gets on my nerves.

Common phrases

• 癇に障る (かんにさわる) to irritate

Words containing 癇

• 癇癪持ち (かんしゃくもち) hot-tempered person
• 子癇 (しかん) eclampsia
• 癇癖 (かんぺき) short temper

And 8 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists