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Kanji

怨

grudge, show resentment, be jealous

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

エン, オン, ウン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うらむ, うらみ, うらめしい

Example sentences

怨念 おんねん
彼はその怨念を晴らすために復讐を誓った。

He swore revenge to clear that grudge.

怨嗟 えんさ
突然の増税に、街では怨嗟の声が上がった。

After the sudden tax increase, voices of resentment rose in the town.

怨霊 おんりょう
古い城には、無念の死を遂げた武士の怨霊が出ると村人は恐れている。

Villagers fear that the vengeful spirit of a samurai who died with an unresolved grudge appears at the old castle.

私怨 しえん
彼は過去の私怨を仕事に持ち込まなかった。

He did not let a personal grudge from the past affect his work.

怨恨 えんこん
彼に対する怨恨は、時間が経っても消えなかった。

The grudge against him didn't fade even as time passed.

怨み うらみ
彼は友に裏切られた怨みを、何年も忘れられなかった。

He could not forget the resentment he felt after being betrayed by a friend.

怨む うらむ
彼は、裏切った友人を長い間怨んでいた。

He held a long-standing grudge against the friend who betrayed him.

Example Vocabulary

怨念

おんねん

grudge; deep-seated resentment

怨嗟

えんさ

resentment and lamentation; bitter complaint

怨霊

おんりょう

vengeful spirit; ghost of a wronged dead person

私怨

しえん

personal grudge; private resentment

怨恨

えんこん

grudge; resentment; malice

怨み

うらみ

resentment; grudge; hatred caused by perceived injury

怨む

うらむ

to resent; to hold a grudge against someone

怨敵

おんてき

怨めしい

うらめしい

怨讐

おんしゅう

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