Vocabulary

What does 腹が立つ (はらがたつ, hara ga tatsu) mean?

腹が立つ (はらがたつ, hara ga tatsu) means to get angry, to be infuriated (lit.: the belly stands up).

Quick facts
Reading	はらがたつ
Romaji	hara ga tatsu
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N3

腹が立つはらがたつ

N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkhara ga tatsu

to get angry, to be infuriated (lit.: the belly stands up)

Example sentences

彼(かれ)の無責任(むせきにん)な態度(たいど)には本当(ほんとう)に腹(はら)が立(た)つ。
His irresponsible attitude really makes me angry.
約束(やくそく)の時間(じかん)に一時間(いちじかん)も遅(おく)れてきたのに謝(あやま)らないので腹(はら)が立(た)った。
I got angry because he arrived a whole hour late for our appointment and did not even apologize.