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恨み (うらみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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恨うら
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思おも
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いる
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He still holds a grudge about what happened long ago.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
恨うら み 節ぶし
resentful song; song of resentment · resentful complaint; grievance
one-sided grudge; unilateral resentment
ウラミ
Usage 1%
