Word Meaning 八つ当たり

やつあたり yatsuatari

八つ当たり is read as やつあたり (yatsuatari) and means venting one's anger (on someone or something).

Meaning

English

  1. venting one's anger (on someone or something)
  2. taking out one's anger on

Reading

Kana

やつあたり

Romaji

yatsuatari

Writing Variants

  • 八つあたり やつあたり yatsuatari
  • 八つ当り やつあたり yatsuatari

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 6919 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

八千草

やちぐさ

variety of plants

八景

はっけい

eight picturesque sights

八部

はちぶ

the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)

八面体

はちめんたい

octahedron

八元数

はちげんすう

octonion

八面

はちめん

eight faces

八千代国際大学

やちよこくさいだいがく

Yachiyo International University

八十神

やそがみ

many gods

八方美人

はっぽうびじん

flawlessly beautiful woman

八方塞

はっぽうふさがり

being boxed in on all sides

八百長試合

やおちょうじあい

fixed match

八福

はちふく

the Beatitudes

Example Sentences

2

Don't take it out on me.

I didn't mean to take it out on you.