Ikari Shintō ni Hassuru (怒り心頭に発する - Getting Furious)

Ikari Shintō ni hassuru

For the last two days, I introduced you to idioms that mean a feeling of anger.

If you want to express your feeling of stronger anger, you can say "ikari shintō ni hassuru" (怒り心頭に発する).

Ikari (怒り) means 'anger,' shintō (心頭) means 'heart/mind,' and hassuru (発する) means 'to generate,' so the literal meaning of this idiom is "anger generates from one's heart."

However, according to a poll conducted several years ago, around 67.1% of Japanese people misunderstand that "ikari shintō ni hassuru" is "ikari shintō ni tassuru" (怒り心頭に達する - anger reaches one's heart).

怒り心頭に発する

昨日と一昨日は、「怒りの感情」を表す言葉を紹介しました。

さらに激しい怒りの感情を表す言葉に、「怒り心頭に発する」があります。

「怒り」は 'anger,' 「心頭」は 'heart/mind,' 「発する」は 'to generate' を意味するので、この言葉の文字通りの意味は "anger generates from one's heart" となります。

しかし、世論調査によると約67.1%の日本人が、「怒り心頭に発する」を「怒り心頭に達する」であると勘違いしているようです。

• For the last two days, I introduced you to idioms that mean a feeling of anger.
• For the last two days, I introduced you to idioms that express a feeling of anger.

• If you want to express your feeling of stronger anger, you can say "ikari shintō ni hassuru" (怒り心頭に発する).
• If you want to express your feelings of stronger anger, you can say "ikari shintō ni hassuru" (怒り心頭に発する).

• Ikari (怒り) means 'anger,' shintō (心頭) means 'heart/mind,' and hassuru (発する) means 'to generate,' so the literal meaning of this idiom is "anger generates from one's heart."
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• However, according to a poll conducted several years ago, around 67.1% of Japanese people misunderstand that "ikari shintō ni hassuru" is "ikari shintō ni tassuru" (怒り心頭に達する - anger reaches one's heart).
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

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