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含むところがある (ふくむところがある) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

含ふくむところがある

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Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ru, irregular)

harbor ill feeling; bear a grudge

Used when someone holds resentment or dissatisfaction, often implying they are not openly expressing it. The phrase is somewhat literary or formal.

彼かれは私わたしに含ふくむところがあるらしく、最さい近きんよそよそしい。
He seems to harbor some ill feeling toward me; he's been distant lately.
あの二人ふたりはお互たがい

に

含ふく

む

ところ

が

ある

よう

だ

。

Those two seem to bear a grudge against each other.

Written forms

含ふくむところがある
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
含ふくむ所ところがある
Variant using 所 instead of ところ; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

含contain, include, hold in the mouth
所place, extent

Similar words

恨うらむ
恨む is a stronger, more direct verb meaning 'to resent' or 'to bear a grudge,' while 含むところがある is a set phrase describing a state of harboring unspoken ill feelings.
不ふ満まんを持もつ
不満を持つ simply means 'to have a complaint' or 'to be dissatisfied,' without the nuance of hidden resentment that 含むところがある carries.

Etymology

The expression combines 含む (to hold inside) with ところ (place/point) and がある (there is), literally 'there is a place where one holds something inside,' idiomatically meaning to harbor unspoken ill feelings.