Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

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

    Idiomatic expression

    彼、ボスの逆鱗に触れ、地方支店に追いやられたよ。
    He recently had the bad luck to incur his boss' wrath and got sent out to work in the boondocks.
  2. to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; to touch the scale on a dragon's throat

    Idiomatic expressionorig. meaning

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked

Kun
さかさか.ささか.らう
On
ギャクゲキ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
683 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-6SKIP code
2q6.8The Kanji Dictionary
3830.4Four corner code
960deroo
9006Unicode hex code
1-21-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4685Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6041New Nelson (John Haig)
3091New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3835Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1966Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2662Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1959Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2109Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
857A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1235Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
790Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38849PMorohashi
646A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
444Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
451Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
758sakade
956Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
675henshall3
695Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
386Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
685Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1978Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ni4Pinyin reading
yeogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

scales (fish)

Kun
うろここけこけら
On
リン
Strokes
24
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2494 of 2500
Radical
fish

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (14)
CodeReference
1-11-13, 1-11-12SKIP code
11a13.2The Kanji Dictionary
2935.9Four corner code
9c57Unicode hex code
1-46-58JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5334Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6923New Nelson (John Haig)
2375Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1668Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2054Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2211Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
46502Morohashi
lin2Pinyin reading
rinKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict

Kun
ふ.れるさわ.るさわ
On
ショク
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
904 of 2500
Radical
horn
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-7-6SKIP code
6d7.10The Kanji Dictionary
2523.6Four corner code
2571deroo
89e6Unicode hex code
1-31-08JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4305Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5547New Nelson (John Haig)
1518New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1914Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1018Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1376Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1813Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1954Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1256A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
945Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35070Morohashi
1428A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
874Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
894Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
893Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1663Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1382Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1652Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1830Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chu4Pinyin reading
chogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level