痛つう恨こん

つ

う

こ

ん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

deep regret; bitter grief

Expresses profound regret or sorrow, often over a serious mistake, loss, or failure. Common in formal, literary, or news contexts.

彼かれは痛つう恨こんのミスで試し合あいに負まけた。
He lost the match due to a deeply regrettable mistake.
社しゃ長ちょうは不ふ正せい会かい計けいについて痛つう恨こんの思おもいを語かたった。
The president expressed deep regret over the accounting fraud.

See all 7 example sentences ›

Usage patterns

痛つう恨こんの〈事こと〉a deeply regrettable ~ (mistake, event, etc.)
彼かれは痛つう恨こんのミスで試し合あいに敗やぶれた。
He lost the match due to a regrettable mistake.
痛つう恨こんの念ねんを抱いだくto harbor deep regret
彼かの女じょはその決けつ断だんに痛つう恨こんの念ねんを抱いだいている。
She harbors deep regret over that decision.

Expressions

痛つう恨こんの極きわみextreme regret; height of bitterness

Kanji

痛pain, hurt, damage
恨regret, bear a grudge, resentment

Related words

後こう悔かいN2
後悔 is the common, everyday word for regret, while 痛恨 is a stronger, more formal term used for profound or public regret.
悔かい恨こん
悔恨 and 痛恨 are both literary words for deep regret, but 悔恨 focuses more on inner remorse while 痛恨 often describes regret over an external failure or loss.
残ざん念ねんN5
残念 is a mild, everyday expression of disappointment, whereas 痛恨 conveys a much deeper and more painful sense of regret.

Don't confuse with

痛つう感かんN1
痛感 shares the kanji 痛 with 痛恨 but means to keenly feel or realize something, not to feel regret.

Etymology

Compound of 痛 (painful) and 恨 (regret, resentment). The combination conveys a sense of regret so deep it is painful.