- to hit a nerve; to get on one's nervessee also 気に障る
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'ru' ending
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- to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
This expression is used when someone's behavior or words cause annoyance or irritation to another person, often because it touches upon a sensitive subject.
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しんけいにさわる神経に障ることsomething that annoys or irritates someoneしんけい神経にふれる触れるto touch a nerveそれはしんけいにさわる神経に障るthat hits a nerveしんけいしつ神経質になるto become sensitive or irritableしんけいにさわる神経に障ることば言葉words that get on one's nervesすとれすストレスがしんけいにさわる神経に障るstress is affecting the nervesしんけいをつかう神経を使うto use one's nerves (to be tense or anxious)しんけいにさわる神経に障るたいど態度an attitude that irritates or annoysたにん他人のしんけいにさわる神経に障るto irritate someone else's nervesしんけいすいじゃく神経衰弱nervous breakdownぐたいてき具体的なもんだい問題がしんけいにさわる神経に障るspecific issues bother me