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Kanji Detail for 悔 - "regret, repent, remorse"

悔

  • Meaning

    悔 means "regret, repent, remorse."

    1. Regret - To feel sorry about a mistake; to reflect with remorse.

    2. Repent - To acknowledge wrongdoing and wish to correct it.

    3. Remorse - The feeling of guilt over past actions.

    4. Condolence - Mourning and grieving over someone's death.

  • Words using 悔

    • 悔し泣き くやしなき Listen crying from vexation; tears of regret
    • 悔い くい Listen regret; repentance
    • 後悔 こうかい Listen regret; repentance; remorse

  • Four-character idioms with 悔

    • 亢龍有悔 こうりょうゆうかい Listen the arrogant dragon will have cause to repent; he who reaches the top is bound to fail if he is not prudent

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    • Verified meaning: regret, repent, remorse
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    repent; regret

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    repent, show remorse, regret

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) to regret; to repent

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to regret, to repent, to show remorse

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Regret. Knowing one's faults and thinking of correcting them is 悔. Such as 追悔. Also, changing one's mind after matters are settled is 悔. Such as 反悔. | 悔吝: Like saying inauspicious. The colloquial 悔氣 is this.

  • Onyomi

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    kai(カイ) カイ

  • Kunyomi

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    ku.yamu(く-やむ) く-やむ

    kui.ru(く-いる) く-いる

    kuya.shii(くや-しい) くや-しい

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    regret repent remorse condolence disappointment grief compunction contrition guilt lament mistake mourn penitence rue self-blame shame

Sentences including 悔

  • The time will come when you will regret it.

  • Give it your all , and you won't be sorry later.

  • I regret not having kept my promise.

  • I regret having done such a thing.

  • I don't regret coming here.

  • The time will come when you will regret this.

  • You will yet regret it.

  • I regretted having done it.

  • I regret going there.

  • The time will come when he will regret this.

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