“To scold” in Japanese
Short answer
To scold in Japanese is “叱る” (shikaru). Full meaning: to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand.
Other ways to say “To scold” in Japanese
詰る
najiru to rebuke, to scold, to tell off, to find fault, to harp on, to reprove; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
呵る
shikaru to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand
怒る
ikaru to get angry, to get mad, to lose one's temper; to scold, to tell (someone) off; to get angry, to get mad
しかん
shikan to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand
叱かる
shikaru to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand
しかる
shikaru to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand
叱れる
shikareru to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand
ひかッ
hika to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand
しかれる
shikareru to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand
決め付ける
kimetsukeru to fix upon (one-sidedly), to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold, to take (a person) to task
戒める
imashimeru to warn against, to caution against; to admonish, to scold, to rebuke; to prohibit, to forbid, to ban
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