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恨みつらみ (うらみつらみ, uramitsurami) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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When he drinks, he starts airing old grudges.
Years of pent-up resentment have built up between the two.
Kanji 恨 regret, bear a grudge, resentment 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 Usage 64%
Standard spelling; the second element is usually written in kana.
うらみつらみ Usage 15%
恨うら み 辛つら み Usage 13%
Alternate kanji spelling using 辛み for the second element.
怨うら みつらみ Usage 5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
Etymology An emphatic pairing of 恨み “resentment” and つらみ, a noun derived from つらい “painful, bitter.”
怨うら み 辛つら み
Variant using 怨み; less common and may carry a stronger nuance of deep grudge.
