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Hurt, down or angry

Core words, Stage 1chunk 7 of 55Verbs: thinking and feeling

Lets you say you're feeling low, hurt or annoyed.

Mix-ups Mukatsuku is cruder than haradatsu; kizutsuku is hurt feelings, ochikomu is a low mood.

ochikomu

polite ochikomimasu

feel down, be depressed

Usually in -te iru: 'Ochikonderu' (She's feeling down). 'Ochikomanaide' means 'Don't let it get you down'.

Also sales or numbers dropping.

casual

shiken ni ochite, ochikonderu n da.

I failed the exam, so I'm feeling down.

試験に落ちて、落ち込んでるんだ。

polite

shiken ni ochite, ochikonde iru n desu.

I failed the exam, so I'm feeling down.

試験に落ちて、落ち込んでいるんです。

Written 落ち込む · おちこむ · 落ち込みますRank #1647 in 3,030 TV dramas

kizutsuku

polite kizutsukimasu

get hurt (feelings); get damaged

Mostly emotional hurt from words or actions.

Kizutsukeru is the other side: to hurt someone.

casual

sonna koto iwareru to kizutsuku yo.

It hurts when you say things like that.

そんなこと言われると傷つくよ。

polite

sonna koto o iwareru to kizutsukimasu yo.

It hurts when you say things like that.

そんなことを言われると傷つきますよ。

Written 傷つく · きずつく · 傷つきますRank #1218 in 3,030 TV dramas

mukatsuku

roughcasual only

be pissed off; be annoying

Said about the person or thing: 'Aitsu mukatsuku' (That guy pisses me off).

Its original sense is feeling sick to the stomach. Softer: haradatsu or iraira suru.

casual

ano hito no taido, maji mukatsuku.

That guy's attitude really pisses me off.

あの人の態度、マジムカつく。

Written ムカつく · むかつくRank #2147 in 3,030 TV dramas

haradatsu

polite hara ga tachimasu

be infuriating; get angry

Said about what makes you mad: 'Are, hontou ni haradatsu' (That really makes me mad).

Full form hara ga tatsu. Less crude than mukatsuku.

casual

ima omoidashite mo haradatsu.

It still makes me mad just thinking about it.

今思い出しても腹立つ。

polite

ima omoidashite mo hara ga tachimasu.

It still makes me angry just thinking about it.

今思い出しても腹が立ちます。

Written 腹立つ · はらだつ · 腹が立ちますRank #3906 in 3,030 TV dramas