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恨

JLPT N1 · 9 strokes

The kanji 恨 — “grudge, resentment”

恨 means grudge, resentment and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 9 strokes and uses the heart (side form) radical (忄).

Stroke order · 9 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): コン
Kun'yomi (訓読み): うら(む)
Radical: 忄 · heart (side form)
Strokes: 9

How to remember 恨

A thorn (艮) lodged and lingering in the mind (忄) — an old grudge. 恨む is the verb for the revenge lines in dramas.

Example words with 恨

Kun'yomi readings

恨むうらむto hold a grudge, resent

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