恨うらみ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

resentment; grudge; bitterness

A lasting feeling of ill will or bitterness toward someone or something, often from a past wrong.

彼かれは昔むかしのことをまだ恨うらみに思おもっている。
He still holds a grudge about what happened long ago.
恨うらみ

を

買か

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よう

な

言い

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方かた

は

やめ

た

ほう

が

いい

。

You should avoid saying things that will make people resent you.

2

noun

regret; matter for regret

A feeling of regret or a regrettable point; often used in formal or written contexts. The kanji 憾み is especially associated with this sense.

今こん回かいの決けっ定ていには多た少しょうの憾うらみが残のこる。
This decision leaves some room for regret.

Written forms

恨うらみUsage73%
Standard kanji for resentment, grudge, and bitterness.
怨うらみUsage16%
Alternate kanji for resentment; less common than 恨み.
うらみUsage10%
憾うらみUsage1%
Used especially for regret or a matter for regret.
ウラミUsage1%

Kanji

恨regret, bear a grudge, resentment
怨grudge, show resentment, be jealous
憾remorse, regret, be sorry

Similar words

憎にくしみ
憎しみ is active hatred or loathing, while 恨み is a lingering grudge or resentment, often from a specific past event.
後こう悔かい
後悔 is regret for one's own actions, while 憾み (sense 2) is a more formal, often impersonal regret about a situation or outcome.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 恨む (uramu, 'to resent'). The kanji 恨, 怨, and 憾 all share the meaning of harboring negative feelings, with 憾 leaning toward regret.