逆鱗に触れる

Reading

Kana: げきりんにふれる

Romaji: gekirinnifureru

Definitions

exp

v1

1

to infuriate your superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon (one)

2

to provoke the Emperor's displeasure

Note: original meaning

Kanji

逆

Readings: ギャク、 ゲキ、 さか、 さか.さ、 さか.らう

Meanings: inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked

鱗

Readings: リン、 うろこ、 こけ、 こけら

Meaning: scales (fish)

触

Readings: ショク、 ふ.れる、 さわ.る、 さわ

Meanings: contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)、ボスの逆鱗(げきりん)に触(ふ)れ、地方(ちほう)支店(してん)に追(お)いやられたよ。

➥He recently had the bad luck to incur his boss' wrath and got sent out to work in the boondocks.