怒る？いかる？おこる？
怒る has 2 pronunciations, いかる and おこる. Are they in the same meaning when pronouced differently? Why are there 2 ways to read? I looked up to the dictionary and it seems to me that the meanings are very very close. Can anybody please tell me the differences between the 2? Thanks.

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The meaning of the term "怒る" does not change when pronounced differently.
In general, we use the sound "おこる" more often when the term is used as a verb.
The sound "いかる" usually appears in a derivative noun "怒り（いかり）" (=anger) or 
in a few idioms such as "怒り狂う（いかりくるう）".  After all, I would suggest you to 
use the sound おこる except for these two examples.

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