Kanji

悔

repent, regret

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

忄部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くいる, くやむ, くやしい

Common Readings

カイ, く…いる, くや…しい, く…やむ

Example sentences

後悔 こうかい
自分の決断を後で後悔したくない。

I don't want to regret my decision later.

どうしようもない どうしようもない
どれだけ後悔しても、起きてしまったことはどうしようもない。

No matter how much you regret it, what has already happened cannot be helped.

悔しい くやしい
あと少しのところで負けて、本当に悔しい。

I felt so frustrated losing by just a little bit.

だけに だけに
期待が大きかっただけに、負けた時の悔しさは格別だった。

Because expectations were high, the regret when losing was exceptional.

悔やむ くやむ
彼は、若い頃にもっと勉強しておかなかったことを深く悔やんでいる。

He deeply regrets not studying harder when he was young.

無理もない むりもない
失敗を悔やむのも無理もない。

It's natural to regret failure.

悔い くい
人生に悔いを残さないように、精一杯生きたい。

I want to live my life to the fullest so as not to leave any regrets.

悔いる くいる
過去の過ちを悔いても、時間は戻ってこない。

Even if you regret your past mistakes, time won't come back.

呑刀刮腸 どんとうかっちょう
その罪を悔いて呑刀刮腸の決意を示した

Regretting his crime, he showed his determination for deep repentance and reform.

懺悔 さんげ
彼は過去の過ちを仏前で懺悔した。

He confessed his past mistakes before the Buddha.

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