漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

2High school graduate / general9 strokesRadical
On
エン・オン・ウン
Kun
うら.む・うらみ・うら.めしい
Meaning
grudge; resentment

Origin

ORIGIN

A twisting body plus the heart: a heart knotted up — to bear a grudge.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

エン怨恨
オン怨念

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 怨恨えんこん

    grudge; enmity

  • 怨念おんねん

    deep-seated resentment

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

調べの結果、怨恨による事件ではなかった。

The investigation showed it was not a crime born of a grudge.

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