怨
KANJI DETAIL
resentment
On readingえん9 strokesN2
Radical 心 · heartStroke order
Loading the stroke order for 怨.
Japanese readings
- On reading
- えん
- Kun reading
- うらむ, うらめしい
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 怨 has 9 strokes and expresses resentment. It is read えん in 怨恨 (えんこん) and おん in 怨念 (おんねん).
- Basic usage: 怨恨 means a grudge or resentment; 怨念 describes deep resentment that lingers.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A remaining grudge and deep resentment
- 長年の怨恨が残っていました means that a long-standing grudge remained. 個人的な怨恨がないか is used when investigating whether personal resentment was involved.
- 怨念が宿る is the ghost story's description of resentment lingering in a mansion. 人物の怨念 refers to the deep resentment of a character driven by revenge.