Frequency rank: 20,615. – 20,704.
- to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Forms
- 気に障る【きにさわる】Frequency rank: 20,615. – 20,704.
- 気にさわる【きにさわる】
- 気に触る【きにさわる】Frequency rank: 46,119. – 47,037.
- きにさわる
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to hurt one's feelings
- to rub someone the wrong way
This meaning is used when someone's words or actions cause emotional pain or discomfort to another person.
This expression describes behavior that annoys or irritates someone, even if it may not be intentionally hurtful.
Generated collocations (experimental)
きにさわる気に障ることsomething that hurts one's feelingsきにさわらない気に障らないようにするto try not to hurt someone's feelingsきにさわる気に障るいい言いかた方hurtful expressionきにさわらない気に障らないことば言葉non-offensive wordsきにさわる気に障るこうどう行動behavior that annoysきにさわらない気に障らないはんい範囲within the bounds of not hurting feelingsきにさわる気に障るこめんとコメントoffensive commentきにさわる気に障るひと人person who rubs others the wrong wayきにさわる気に障るはんのう反応reaction that offendsきにさわる気に障るはなし話topic that annoys
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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