怒る
おこる · okoru · JLPT N4 · verb-godan
to get angry
😾 怒 = 奴 (servant) + 心 (heart): a heart pushed around until it snaps
Sound hook: okoru starts like 'Oh, come on!' — the thing you blurt out when you get angry. The kanji stacks 奴 (servant, slave) over 心 (heart): a heart worked too hard boils over into anger or a scolding.