恨 – regret, bear a grudge, resentment

9 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1877 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 恨 means regret, bear a grudge, resentment, malice, hatred. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コン (kon); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is うら.む、うら.めしい (uramu, urameshii). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コン	kon
Kun’yomi	うら.む	uramu
Kun’yomi	うら.めしい	urameshii

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 艮・忙.

Words using 恨

恨みうらみresentment恨むうらむto bear a grudge against

Example sentences

リサはスタンに恨みがある。

Lisa bears a grudge against Stan.

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彼は彼女を恨んでいる。

He hates her.

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Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感情必応急態想念悪憲愛惑

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