負い目・負目|おいめoime[0]heiban (flat)

Common

Which spelling to use

負い目負い目 is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it when writing this word.

負目負目 is a less common kanji-only variant of 負い目; recognize it when you encounter it, but prefer 負い目 in your own writing.

Definitions

noun(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

Synonyms & antonyms

負い目 refers specifically to a psychological sense of indebtedness—feeling one owes someone something—so it suits contexts describing guilt or obligation toward a person rather than literal debts.

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Japanese definitions

過去かこに自分じぶんが世話せわになったり、傷きずつけてしまったりした人ひとに対たいして、それに自分じぶんが報むくいなければならないという思おもい。
負債ふさい。借金しゃっきん。

Kanji in this word

負目

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