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    3. 頭に血が上る

    頭に血が上る

    頭あたまに​血ちが​上のぼる​

    to lose one's cool

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab34 strokes

    頭に血がのぼる

    あたまにちがのぼる

    Verb

    1.
    to lose one's cool, to blow one's top, to flip one's lid, to get angry

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    Characters that make up this word

    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
    Kanji
    血
    ち…(1)
    blood
    Kanji
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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