Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 恨む · godan verb (-mu)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 恨うら む 恨うら まない Polite 恨うら みます 恨うら みません Past polite 恨うら みました 恨うら みませんでした Past 恨うら んだ 恨うら まなかった Te-form 恨うら んで 恨うら まないで Desire 恨うら みたい 恨うら みたくない Potential 恨うら める 恨うら めない Passive 恨うら まれる 恨うら まれない Causative 恨うら ませる 恨うら ませない Causative passive 恨うら ませられる also 恨うら まされる 恨うら ませられない also 恨うら まされない Volitional 恨うら もう Polite volitional 恨うら みましょう Imperative 恨うら め 恨うら むな Conditional 恨うら めば 恨うら まなければ Tara conditional 恨うら んだら 恨うら まなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 恨うら む to bear a grudge against someone
Let's stop holding a grudge against him.
〈 事こと 〉 を 恨うら む to resent something (a situation, fate, etc.)
There's no use resenting one's own fate.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 〈 事こと 〉 を 恨うら む to resent someone for (doing) something
I resent him for his betrayal.
Expressions 恨うら みを 買か う incur someone's enmity; make an enemy of someone 恨うら むらくは I regret that; I'm sorry but 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 我わ が 身み を 恨うら む blame oneself; regret one's own circumstances Kanji 恨 regret, bear a grudge, resentment 怨 grudge, show resentment, be jealous Related words 憎む expresses active hatred or ill will, while 恨む is more passive, long-lasting resentment or a grudge over a perceived wrong.
妬む means to envy or be jealous of someone's advantage, whereas 恨む is resentment stemming from a perceived injury or injustice.
呪う implies actively wishing harm or cursing someone, a stronger and more active feeling than the lingering bitterness of 恨む .
恨む is a direct verb meaning 'to resent' or 'to bear a grudge', while 根に持つ stresses that the resentment lingers deep inside over time.
Don't confuse with 恨む means to resent or hold a grudge over a wrong done to you, whereas 妬む is jealousy over someone else's good fortune, not a grievance.
恨む means to hold a lasting grudge against a specific person for a wrong done, whereas 僻む is a more diffuse, self-directed feeling of being slighted or inferior.
Word family· 8 resentment; grudge; bitterness · regret; matter for regret
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
resentful song; song of resentment · resentful complaint; grievance
Show 3 more Show fewer one-sided grudge; unilateral resentment
hard feelings; mutual resentment
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
Written forms 恨うら む Usage 78%
Standard kanji spelling for bearing a grudge or resentment.
怨うら む Usage 13%
Less common variant; 怨 carries a stronger nuance of deep-seated grudge or curse, but in modern usage 恨む is preferred.
うらむ Usage 9%
Etymology A native Japanese verb of uncertain deeper origin, attested historically with meanings of resentment and grievance. 恨 is a semantic spelling.
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