恨うらみつらみ

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Meanings

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noun

pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings

Refers to accumulated bitterness and ill will, often from past grievances. Commonly used in phrases like 恨みつらみを言う (to air one's grievances) or 恨みつらみがある (to harbor resentment).

彼かれは酒さけを飲のむと、昔むかしの恨うらみつらみを言いい始はじめる

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When he drinks, he starts airing old grudges.

二人ふたりの間あいだには長なが年ねんの恨うらみつらみが積つもっている。

Years of pent-up resentment have built up between the two.

Kanji

恨regret, bear a grudge, resentment
辛spicy, bitter, hot
怨grudge, show resentment, be jealous

Related words

恨うらみ
恨み is a general term for resentment or grudge, while 恨みつらみ emphasizes accumulated, often petty grievances and hard feelings.
辛つらみ
辛み alone means bitterness or harshness, but it is rarely used independently; it appears in the compound 恨みつらみ to reinforce the sense of painful resentment.

Written forms

恨うらみつらみUsage64%
Standard spelling; the second element is usually written in kana.
うらみつらみUsage15%
恨うらみ辛つらみUsage13%
Alternate kanji spelling using 辛み for the second element.
怨うらみつらみUsage5%
search-only kanji form

Etymology

An emphatic pairing of 恨み “resentment” and つらみ, a noun derived from つらい “painful, bitter.”

Search-only form; not a standard spelling.

ウラミツラミUsage3%

怨うらみ辛つらみ

Variant using 怨み; less common and may carry a stronger nuance of deep grudge.