Word Meaning 逆鱗にふれる

げきりんにふれる gekirinnifureru

逆鱗にふれる is read as げきりんにふれる (gekirinnifureru) and means to incur the Imperial wrath.

Meaning

English

to incur the Imperial wrath
to offend the Emperor
to infuriate one's superior
to incur the anger of one's boss
to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one

Reading

Kana

げきりんにふれる

Romaji

gekirinnifureru

Writing Variants

ゲキリンに触れる げきりんにふれる gekirinnifureru
逆鱗に触れる げきりんにふれる gekirin ni fureru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 158800 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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逆鱗

げきりん

imperial wrath

逆上せる

のぼせる

to become conceited

逆立てる

さかだてる

to stand on end (hair, fur)

逆手にとる

さかてにとる

to use someone's (argument, attack) against them

逆ねじを食わせる

さかねじをくわせる

to retort

逆になる

ぎゃくになる

to become inverted

逆効果

ぎゃくこうか

opposite effect

逆さ

さかさ

inverted

逆

ぎゃく

converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)

逆手

さかて

underhand grip

逆境

ぎゃっきょう

adverse circumstances

逆立ち

さかだち

being upside down