恨(うら)み

うらみ

noun

resentment, grudge, bitterness

See also: 恨(うら)む (verb form)

1. resentment, grudge

A feeling of bitterness or ill will toward someone who has wronged you.

彼(かれ)に恨(うら)みはない。

I hold no grudge against him.

長年(ながねん)の恨(うら)みを晴(は)らす。

I settle a long-standing grudge.

恨(うら)みを買(か)うようなことはしたくない。

I don't want to do anything that would make enemies.

2. regret, complaint

A feeling of disappointment about circumstances.

あのときもっと勉強(べんきょう)しなかったことが恨(うら)みだ。

My regret is that I didn't study harder back then.

恨(うら)みを言(い)ってもしかたがない。

It's no use voicing complaints.

負(ま)けたのは恨(うら)みが残(のこ)るが、いい試合(しあい)だった。

Losing leaves some regret, but it was a good game.

恨(うら)み is a strong negative emotion of resentment or grudge.

COMMON PATTERNS:

恨(うら)みを持(も)つ: to hold a grudge
恨(うら)みを晴(は)らす: to get revenge, settle a grudge
恨(うら)みを買(か)う: to incur someone's resentment
恨(うら)みを残(のこ)す: to leave behind resentment

恨(うら)む (verb): to resent, to hold a grudge
恨(うら)めしい (adjective): resentful, reproachful
恨(うら)み言(ごと): words of resentment

CULTURAL NOTE:
恨(うら)み appears frequently in Japanese literature, drama, and ghost stories. The concept of 恨(うら)み driving spirits to haunt the living is a common theme.

Related Words

Contrast: 憎(にく)しみ (hatred; broader)

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Added 2026.1.13 9:40 · Revised 2026.5.11 22:23

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