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悔

repent
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingカイ
Kun readingく.いる、く.やむ、くや.しい
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. repentRtK
    やらずに後悔するよりやって後悔したほうがいい。It's better to try and fail, than never try at all.tatoeba
    彼は犯した罪を悔いて、白状した。He repented and confessed his crime.tatoeba
  2. regret
    彼は彼女から本を借りたことを後悔した。He regretted having borrowed that book from her.tatoeba
    一、心に勇ある時は悔やむことなしWhen there is courage in your heart, you will not regret.wiki
  1. to regret

Popular Usage

悔しい悔やむ

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Freud · state of mind · every · reclining · lying down · mother (母) · breasts

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 672

Compound words

悔やむくやむ
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
悔しいくやしい
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter
悔いくい
regret; repentance
後悔こうかい
regret; repentance; remorse
悔いるくいる
to regret
悔し泣きくやしなき
crying from vexation; tears of regret
悔泣くやしなき
crying from vexation
悔悟かいご
remorse
悔恨かいこん
regret
悔悛かいしゅん
repentance
懺悔ざんげ
repentance
悔しさくやしさ
chagrin
悔み状くやみじょう
letter of condolence
懺悔室ざんげしつ
(a) confessional
懺悔録ざんげろく
Confessiones (St. Augustine of Hippo)
悔やみ状くやみじょう
letter of condolence
悔改めるくいあらためる
to repent
亢龍有悔こうりょうゆうかい
the arrogant dragon will have cause to repent
後悔するこうかいする
regret
一億総懺悔いちおくそうざんげ
national confession of Japanese war guilt (1945)
悔い改めるくいあらためる
to repent
悔悛の秘跡かいしゅんのひせき
sacrament of penance and reconciliation

Additional Examples

彼は農場を継いだのを後悔した。
He regretted that he had succeeded to the farm.tatoeba
一、心に勇ある時は悔やむことなし
When there is courage in your heart, you will not regret.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

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