憤慨

ふんがい · fungai · JLPT N1 · noun

indignation

憤 = anger + 慨 = lament; both carry the heart radical 心, so indignation is anger felt in the heart

憤 is anger that wells up, and 慨 is a heavy sigh of lament. Together they name the resentment you feel when something unjust happens and you cannot let it go.

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