One of the best Japanese Kanji dictionary.

Share this page

Kanji Detail for 憤 - "indignation, resentment, rage"

憤

  • Meaning

    憤 means "indignation, resentment, rage."

    1. Indignation - Anger at unfairness; righteous anger.

    2. Rage - Intense anger; fury.

    3. Resentment - Bitter displeasure; offense.

    4. Stir up - To arouse; to rouse to action.

  • Words using 憤

    • 憤り いきどおり Listen resentment; indignation; anger
    • 憤慨 ふんがい Listen indignation; resentment

  • Four-character idioms with 憤

    • 悲憤慷慨 ひふんこうがい Listen indignant lamentation over the evils of the times

  • Tattoo check: 憤

    • Verified meaning: indignation, resentment, rage
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ふくい, ふくいち, ふくやす, みねやす)

    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.

  • Name readings of 憤

    Surnames 憤(ふくい)Listen 憤(ふくいち)Listen 憤(ふくやす)Listen 憤(みねやす)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    aroused; resent; be indignant; anger

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    resent, hate; indignant

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    indignant; anger; resentment

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    anger, indignation; to hate, to resent

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

    Pent-up anger. Such as 孤憤, 宿憤. | The mind seeking to understand but not yet achieving. (Analects) "Do not enlighten unless frustrated."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    fun(フン) フン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ikidooru(いきどお-る) いきどお-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    indignation rage resentment stir up anger animosity annoyance bitter displeasure exasperation frustration fury grudge hostility intense ire offense righteous wrath

Sentences including 憤

  • She smarted from the insult.

  • He resented his friend's action.

  • His indignation got the better of him.

  • The boy was fed up with being treated as a burden.

  • The youngster resented being treated as a coward.

  • She was indignant at the way she had been treated.

  • I am indignant about the way he treated me.

  • Parents who beat their children really make my blood boil.

  • She was indignant at the way her son had been treated.

  • I felt resentment against my uncle for deceiving me.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

More kanji with the radical 心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

See all kanji with this radical →

Share This Page

Share this link via

Or copy link