grudge, show resentment, be jealous
怨 centers on a deep, lingering negative feeling toward someone or something: holding a grudge, showing resentment, or feeling jealous.
怨 combines 心 (heart/mind) with 夗, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest a bent or twisted feeling, together expressing a resentful or grudging heart.
The top part 夗 looks like a person curled up and twisted with bitterness, and the bottom 心 is the heart. Picture a heart twisted into a tight knot of resentment.
For エン, imagine someone holding a grudge so long it becomes an endless yen (yearning for revenge): yen -> エン, and the twisted heart keeps the resentment alive.
deep-seated grudge; hatred
revengeful ghost; apparition
enmity; grudge
personal grudge; personal enmity
(deeply held) resentment
it is easier to blame than do better; instead of resenting others, resent yourself
Ju-on; The Grudge (Japanese horror movie)
great virtues extinguish small grudges
old grudge; old score
to bear a grudge; to resent
to bear a grudge
complaint; murmur
damages caused by an evil apparition; a ghost's curse
the pain of meeting people one dislikes
sworn enemy
invoking disaster upon one's mortal enemy; Confusion to the enemy!
resentment; grudge
grudging look
care equally for friends and foes; treat everyone with equal kindness
grudge; complaint; reproach