The kanji 怒 (いか）primarily means "anger," "rage," or "to get angry." It encapsulates the feeling of strong displeasure or fury.

・On-yomi (音読み): ド (do) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): いか（る） (ikaru) - to get angry, be furious

⚫︎ 怒り Translation: Anger; rage ⚫︎ 怒る Translation: To get angry; to be furious ⚫︎ 激怒する Translation: To become enraged; to be furious

The kanji 怒 is a phono-semantic compound. It combines the radical 女 (おんな - woman) on the left side, which acts as the semantic component, and the phonetic component 奴 (ど - do), indicating the sound and contributing to the meaning. The radical 女 (woman) suggests that emotions are often associated with women, though the kanji's meaning applies to everyone. The phonetic component 奴(do) provides the sound.