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    3. 負い目

    負い目

    負おい​目め

    (feeling of) indebtedness

    KMT6News #14+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    負目

    おいめ

    Noun

    1.
    (feeling of) indebtedness, feeling obliged

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    彼かれには大おおきな負おい目めがある。

    He has a great feeling of indebtedness.

    KMT5Emotions & Psychology
    助たすけてもらったので、彼かれには負おい目めを感かんじている。

    Since he helped me, I feel obliged to him.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    彼かの女じょは親しん切せつにされたことに負おい目めを感かんじ、何なにかお返かいしをしたいと思おもっている。

    Feeling obliged by her kindness, she wants to do something in return.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    会かい社しゃに負おい目めがあるため、彼かれは簡かん単たんに辞やめることができなかった。

    Because he felt indebted to the company, he couldn't easily quit.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    過か去この失しっ敗ぱいが、彼かれにずっと負おい目めとして残のこっている。

    Past failures have remained a constant feeling of indebtedness for him.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychologypsychology

    Characters that make up this word

    負
    ま.ける・ま.かす・お.う…(1)
    defeat・negative・-・minus・bear…(2)
    Kanji
    目
    め・-め・ま-…(6)
    eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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