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Kotomora

怨

grudge, show resentment, be jealous

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes9

Readings

On'yomi

  • エン
  • オン
  • ウン

Kun'yomi

  • うら.む
  • うらみ
  • うら.めしい

Meaning

怨 centers on a deep, lingering negative feeling toward someone or something: holding a grudge, showing resentment, or feeling jealous.

Most common words using 怨

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  • 怨念おんねん

    deep-seated grudge; hatred

  • 怨霊おんりょう

    revengeful ghost; apparition

  • 怨恨えんこん

    enmity; grudge

  • 私怨しえん

    personal grudge; personal enmity

  • 怨嗟えんさ

    (deeply held) resentment

  • 人を怨むより身を怨めひとをうらむよりみをうらめ

    it is easier to blame than do better; instead of resenting others, resent yourself

  • 呪怨じゅうおん

    Ju-on; The Grudge (Japanese horror movie)

  • 大徳は小怨を滅すだいとくはしょうえんをめっす

    great virtues extinguish small grudges

  • 宿怨しゅくえん

    old grudge; old score

  • 怨じるえんじる

    to bear a grudge; to resent

  • 怨ずるえんずる

    to bear a grudge

  • 怨声えんせい

    complaint; murmur

  • 怨害おんがい

    damages caused by an evil apparition; a ghost's curse

  • 怨憎会苦おんぞうえく

    the pain of meeting people one dislikes

  • 怨敵おんてき

    sworn enemy

  • 怨敵退散おんてきたいさん

    invoking disaster upon one's mortal enemy; Confusion to the enemy!

  • 怨望えんぼう

    resentment; grudge

  • 怨色えんしょく

    grudging look

  • 怨親平等おんしんびょうどう

    care equally for friends and foes; treat everyone with equal kindness

  • 怨言えんげん

    grudge; complaint; reproach

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Etymology

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.

Meaning mnemonic

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.

Reading mnemonic

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.