恨(うら)む

うらむ
godan verb
to resent, to hold a grudge, to curse
1. to resent, to bear a grudge
To feel bitterness or ill will toward someone who has wronged you.
彼(かれ)を恨(うら)んでいる。
I hold a grudge against him.
裏切(うらぎ)られて恨(うら)んだ。
I was betrayed and felt resentful.
恨(うら)まないでください。
Please don't hold a grudge against me.
彼女(かのじょ)は元(もと)彼(かれ)を恨(うら)んでいる。
She holds a grudge against her ex-boyfriend.
誰(だれ)も恨(うら)まずに生(い)きたい。
I want to live without resenting anyone.
恨(うら)みを買(か)うようなことはしないで。
Don't do things that would make people resent you.
2. to regret, to lament
To feel disappointment about circumstances or fate.
自分(じぶん)の運(うん)を恨(うら)む。
I curse my own fate.
自分(じぶん)の不運(ふうん)を恨(うら)んだ。
I lamented my bad luck.
世(よ)の中(なか)を恨(うら)んでも仕方(しかた)がない。
There's no use lamenting the world.
生(う)まれを恨(うら)んではいけない。
You shouldn't lament the circumstances of your birth.

恨(うら)む means to feel bitterness or hold a grudge against someone.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を particle: 人(ひと)を恨(うら)む

ASPECT (ている):

  • 恨(うら)んでいる means 'hold a grudge' (ongoing state of resentment)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 人(ひと)を恨(うら)む: to resent someone
  • 恨(うら)みを買(か)う: to incur someone's resentment
  • 恨(うら)み言(ごと): words of resentment, complaint

RELATED:

  • 恨(うら)み (noun): resentment, grudge
  • 恨(うら)めしい (adjective): resentful, reproachful

CULTURAL NOTE:
恨(うら)み is a strong emotion often depicted in Japanese literature and ghost stories.

Related Words

Related: 恨(うら)み (resentment (noun))
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Added 2026.1.13 9:40 · Revised 2026.2.6 6:20
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