憤
aroused, resent, be indignant, anger
Readings
On'yomi
- フン
Kun'yomi
- いきどお.る
Meaning
憤 centers on a strong, stirred-up emotional reaction against something perceived as wrong: feeling indignant, resentful, or angered. The sense of being 'aroused' is the emotional surge that fuels that reaction.
Most common words using 憤
20 of 25- 憤慨ふんがいN1
indignation; resentment
- 憤りいきどおり
resentment; indignation; anger
- 憤怒ふんぬ
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
- 憤るいきどおるN1
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
- 鬱憤うっぷん
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
- 憤死ふんし
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
- 義憤ぎふん
righteous indignation
- 憤懣ふんまん
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
- 憤激ふんげき
fury; flying into a rage; outrage
- 余憤よふん
pent-up anger; rage
- 公憤こうふん
public indignation; anger (as a citizen)
- 悲憤ひふん
indignation; resentment
- 悲憤慷慨ひふんこうがい
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
- 憂憤ゆうふん
grief and anger
- 憤ろしいいきどおろしい
infuriating; maddening; exasperating; angry; furious; irritated
- 憤怒調節障害ふんぬちょうせつしょうがい
anger management disorder
- 憤悶ふんもん
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
- 憤然ふんぜん
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
- 憤青ふんせい
fenqing; leftist Chinese youth (usu. nationalistic)
- 激憤げきふん
resentment; indignation
Study
Etymology
憤 combines 忄 (heart/mind) with 賁, which likely contributes the sound and carries a sense of bursting forth or being full. Together they suggest emotions welling up from the heart.
Meaning mnemonic
The heart radical 忄 beside 賁 (which looks like a bursting container) suggests feelings that swell and erupt: indignation and anger.
Reading mnemonic
For フン, imagine a furious person making a sharp 'fun!' sound through clenched teeth, their anger bursting out like the shape of 憤.