怒りを買う

• 読み: いかりをかう
• ローマ字: ikari wo kau
• 漢字の分解: 怒 (do/ika) — anger, rage; 買 (bai/ka) — buy, purchase
• 発音: /i.ka.ɾi.o.ka.ɯ/

意味

To rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to incur someone's displeasure. Actions that invite hostility from others.

An idiomatic expression using Group 1 (godan) verb 買う (to buy). The metaphor of buying anger suggests that one's actions have purchased or earned the wrath of others. Commonly used in news reporting and formal discussions about public backlash or interpersonal conflict.

例文

1. 無責任な発言が国民の怒りを買った。
2. 上司の怒りを買わないように注意している。
3. その政策は多くの市民の怒りを買うことになった。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, politics, workplace

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Uses 買う in its extended meaning of inviting or incurring something unwanted, similar to 恨みを買う (to incur resentment). The metaphor treats anger as a commodity that one acquires through their own actions.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal