Kanji

恨

regret, bear a grudge, resentment, malice, hatred

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

忄部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うらむ, うらめしい

Common Readings

コン, うら…む, うら…めしい

Example sentences

恨む うらむ
いつまでも 過去 恨んでいて 何も 始まらない

Even if you hold a grudge against the past forever, nothing will start.

呪詛 じゅそ
自分 不運な 境遇 呪詛し 世界 恨んだ

He cursed his unlucky circumstances and hated the world.

恨み うらみ
彼女 に対して 恨み 抱いている

She holds a grudge against him.

晴らす はらす
彼女 ついに 積年 恨み 晴らした

She finally satisfied her long-standing grudge.

恨めしい うらめしい
降り続く 恨めしい

I resent the continuous rain.

逆恨み さかうらみ
犯人 自分 逮捕 した 刑事 逆恨み した

The criminal bore a grudge against the detective who arrested him.

悔恨 かいこん
過去 過ち 思い出し 悔恨 駆られた

He remembered his past mistakes and was driven by a sense of remorse.

怨恨 えんこん
に対する 怨恨 時間 経って 消えなかった

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

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