悔

repent

Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingカイ

Kun readingく.いる、く.やむ、くや.しい

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

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
regret
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

to regret

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

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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

Confessiones (St. Augustine of Hippo)

the arrogant dragon will have cause to repent

後悔するこうかいする

to 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

彼は彼女からその本を借りたことを後悔した。

He regretted borrowing the book from her.tatoeba

彼は犯した罪を悔いて、白状した。

He repented and confessed his crime.tatoeba

彼は農場を継いだのを後悔した。

He regretted that he had succeeded to the farm.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 悔

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step