怨めしい

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
うら
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
恨めしい
怨しい
恨しい

Etymology

Derived from verb 恨む怨む (uramu, to regret, to feel sorry for; to resent, to bear a grudge against, to feel bitter about something),[1] in turn from (ura, one's innermost thoughts and feelings).[2]

First cited in the Man'yōshū of 759.[3]

Pronunciation

Adjective

(うら)めしい (urameshii-i (adverbial (うら)めしく (urameshiku))

  1. begrudging, reproachful, hateful, bitter
  2. regrettable, sorrowful, shameful, pitiable

Inflection

References

  1. ^ 恨めしい”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  2. ^ 恨・怨・憾”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  3. ^ 恨・怨”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN