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漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

怨: grudge, show resentment

Also: be jealous

N1 (our estimate)9 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

心 carries the meaning · 夗 is drawn in

9 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

エンen · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 怨恨えんこんenmity; grudge

オンon · on'yomi

  • 怨念おんねんdeep-seated grudge; hatred
  • 怨霊おんりょうvengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition

Also read ウン, うらむ, うらみ, うらめしい, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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“The ancient character once looked like a beating heart with its arteries. Today, 心 represents the very center of who we are—the place where our feelings bloom, our thoughts grow, and our spirit resides.”
More in the 心 heart story
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
夗

Also built on 夗

心

Also built on heart (心)

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Also read エン

23 kanji share this on'yomiAll 23

Also read オン

9 kanji share this on'yomi

Also read ウン

3 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
怨 grudge · 心
vs宛 address · 宀
怨 has 心 where 宛 has 宀.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · yuàn

Same form: 怨 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
怨 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
怨 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin yuàn most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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