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怨恨 (えんこん, enkon) Japanese meaning: enmity | Kotomora
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Kanji 怨 grudge, show resentment, be jealous 恨 regret, bear a grudge, resentment Related words 怨恨 is a formal, often legal or journalistic term for deep-seated grudge, while 仇 is the everyday word with the same sense of enmity.
怨恨 is a stiff, legal/journalistic term for a grudge (often as a motive for crime), while 恨み is the common everyday word.
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He swore revenge out of years of deep-seated resentment.
There is deep enmity between the two.
Etymology Compound of 怨 (grudge, resentment) and 恨 (regret, resentment). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination intensifies the sense of deep-seated ill will.
