Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かん
Hyōgaiji
さわ
Grade: 6
on’yomi kun’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of +‎ +‎ 障る

Verb edit

(かん)(さわ) (kan ni sawarugodan (stem (かん)(さわ) (kan ni sawari), past (かん)(さわ)った (kan ni sawatta))

  1. (idiomatic) to irritate, to get on one's nerves
    Synonyms: 腹が立つ, 癪に障る, 気に障る

Conjugation edit