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怨色 (enshoku) Japanese meaning: grudging look | Kotomora
じ 字
Kanji 怨 grudge, show resentment, be jealous Related words 恨うら み 恨み is a more common and general word for a grudge or resentment, while 怨色 specifically refers to the facial expression showing that feeling.
憎にく しみ 憎しみ means hatred, a stronger and more active emotion than the resentful look implied by 怨色.
Etymology Compound of 怨 (resentment, grudge) and 色 (color, expression). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern of combining an emotion kanji with 色 to mean 'look/appearance of that emotion'.
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その 言こと 葉ば に 、 彼かの 女じょ の 顔かお に 一いっ 瞬しゅん 怨えん 色しょく が 走はし っ た 。
At those words, a flash of resentment crossed her face.
