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Kanji Detail for 怨 - "grudge, resentment, regret"

怨

  • Meaning

    怨 means "grudge, resentment, regret."

    1. Grudge - A persistent feeling of ill will.

    2. Resentment - Bitter indignation.

    3. Regret - To feel sorry about.

  • Four-character idioms with 怨

    • 怨憎会苦 おんぞうえく Listen the pain of meeting people one dislikes
    • 怨敵退散 おんてきたいさん Listen invoking disaster upon one's mortal enemy; Confusion to the enemy!
    • 怨親平等 おんしんびょうどう Listen care equally for friends and foes; treat everyone with equal kindness

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    • Verified meaning: grudge, resentment, regret
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    grudge; show resentment; be jealous

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    hatred, enmity, resentment

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to blame; (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to blame, to complain, to hate; enmity, resentment

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Resentment. Such as 怨天尤人. Anciently, the person resented was also called 怨. Read in Level tone.

  • Onyomi

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    en(エン) エン

    on(オン) オン

    un(ウン) ウン

  • Kunyomi

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    ura.meshii(うら-めしい) うら-めしい

    ura.mu(うら-む) うら-む

    urami(うら-み) うら-み

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    grudge resentment regret enemy animosity acrimony anger animus antipathy aversion bitterness displeasure enmity fury hatred hostility ill will indignation loathing malice rancor revenge

Sentences including 怨

  • He was jealous of my success.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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