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恨み (うらみ, urami) Japanese meaning: resentment | Kotomora
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He still holds a grudge about what happened long ago.
You should avoid saying things that will make people resent you.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 恨うら みを 持も つ to hold a grudge against someone
He holds a grudge against his former boss.
恨うら みを 抱いだ く to harbor resentment
She had harbored resentment toward her family for a long time.
恨うら みが 募つの る for resentment to grow stronger
As she kept being ignored, her resentment toward him grew.
恨うら みを 込こ めて 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something with resentment/spite
He glared at the man with a look full of resentment.
Expressions 恨うら みを 買か う incur someone's enmity; make an enemy of someone 恨うら みっこなし with no hard feelings; no grudges 恨うら みを 晴は らす avenge oneself; get revenge; settle a grudge Kanji 恨 regret, bear a grudge, resentment 怨 grudge, show resentment, be jealous 憾 remorse, regret, be sorry Related words· 9 憎しみ is active hatred or loathing, while 恨み is a lingering grudge or resentment stemming from a specific past wrong.
後悔 is regret over one's own past actions, while 恨み (sense 2, 憾み) is a more formal, often impersonal regret about a situation or outcome.
遺恨 is a deep-seated, long-lasting grudge used in formal or literary contexts, whereas 恨み is the everyday word for resentment.
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.
Show 5 more 恨み names the feeling of resentment or a grudge itself, while 仇 can refer to either that feeling or the person who is its target.
恨み is the everyday Japanese word for a grudge or resentment, while ルサンチマン is a borrowed philosophical term for a deeper, often powerlessness-driven resentment discussed in contexts like Nietzsche.
恨み is a deeper, often personal and lingering grudge, whereas 憤り is a more immediate reaction to unfairness.
恨み is a grudge or resentment stemming from a past wrong, while 悪意 is the active intent to harm or deceive someone, regardless of cause.
Opposites 感謝 is gratitude and goodwill toward someone, the direct opposite of the ill will expressed by 恨み.
恨み is a grudge or resentment, the emotional opposite of 恩, the gratitude one owes for a kindness received.
Word family· 7 being resented by someone you resent; resentment from the person you hold a grudge against · resenting someone who meant well; misunderstanding kindness as ill will · unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
grudge; resentful complaint; reproach
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
Written forms 恨うら み Usage 73%
Standard kanji for resentment, grudge, and bitterness.
怨うら み Usage 16%
Alternate kanji for resentment; less common than 恨み.
うらみ Usage 10%
憾うら み Usage 1%
Used especially for regret or a matter for regret.
ウラミ
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.
恨み is a grudge or resentment arising from a specific wrong done to you, while 憎悪 is a broader, more intense hatred that need not have a specific cause.
resentful song; song of resentment · resentful complaint; grievance
one-sided grudge; unilateral resentment
Usage 1%
