恨(うら)めしい

うらめしい
i-adjective
resentful; reproachful; bitter
emotion
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present恨(うら)めしい恨(うら)めしくない
Past恨(うら)めしかった恨(うら)めしくなかった
て form恨(うら)めしくて恨(うら)めしくなくて
Adverbial恨(うら)めしく—
Conditional ば恨(うら)めしければ恨(うら)めしくなければ
Conditional たら恨(うら)めしかったら恨(うら)めしくなかったら
1. resentful; reproachful; bitter; begrudging
Describes a feeling of resentment, bitterness, or reproach toward someone or something, often accompanied by a sense of helplessness or sadness rather than anger.
恨(うら)めしい目(め)で見(み)つめた。
They stared with resentful eyes.
裏切(うらぎ)った友人(ゆうじん)が恨(うら)めしい。
I feel bitter toward the friend who betrayed me.
雨(あめ)ばかり続(つづ)く空(そら)が恨(うら)めしく感(かん)じられた。
The sky, which kept raining, felt almost spiteful.

The adjective form of 恨(うら)む (to resent, to hold a grudge). Compared to 恨(うら)む, this adjective emphasizes the emotional state rather than the action — it conveys a lingering, often helpless sense of bitterness.

Common collocations

  • 恨(うら)めしい目(め): resentful eyes
  • 恨(うら)めしい気持(きも)ち: feeling of resentment
  • 恨(うら)めしそうに: looking resentful
  • 恨(うら)めしく思(おも)う: to feel bitter about

Usage

Can be used for both serious and lighthearted contexts. In casual speech, it can describe mild annoyance directed at inanimate things (weather, luck, circumstances). In literary or dramatic contexts, it carries deeper emotional weight — classic ghost stories often feature spirits appearing with 恨(うら)めしい expressions.

Similar words

  • 悔(くや)しい: frustrating, vexing — focuses on one's own frustration at failure or inability
  • 憎(にく)い: hateful — stronger animosity, closer to hatred
  • 恨(うら)む: to resent (verb) — the action of harboring resentment

Related Words

Compare: 悔(くや)しい (frustrating, vexing)
Compare: 憎(にく)い (hateful)
Compare: 恨(うら)む (to resent)
Related: 恨(うら)み (resentment, grudge, bitterness)
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Added 2026.4.10 12:44 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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