怨えんじる

え

ん

じ

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

bear a grudge; resent

rare term

Rare literary verb for holding a grudge or resentment. In modern Japanese, 恨む (うらむ) is far more common.

Kanji

怨grudge, show resentment, be jealous

Similar words

怨えんずる
Same meaning, but 怨ずる is a zuru-verb (irregular). 怨じる is the ichidan equivalent.
恨うらむ
The standard modern word for 'to bear a grudge' or 'to resent'. 怨じる is a rare literary variant.

Etymology

Derived from 怨ずる (えんずる), which is a literary verb meaning 'to resent'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is related to the noun 怨み (うらみ, 'grudge').