悔 – repent, regret

9 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1460 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 悔 means repent, regret. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カイ (kai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is く.いる、く.やむ、くや.しい (kuiru, kuyamu, kuyashii). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カイ	kai
Kun’yomi	く.いる	kuiru
Kun’yomi	く.やむ	kuyamu
Kun’yomi	くや.しい	kuyashii

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 母・忙・毋・ノ・一・人・乞.

Words using 悔

後悔こうかいregret悔しいくやしいfrustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice)悔やむくやむto mourn

Example sentences

今更後悔しても無駄だ。

It's no use regretting it now.

Tatoeba #228554

監督はチームをトーナメント優勝に今一歩という所までもっていったのに悔しいことだった。

It was annoying, as the manager took his team to a near-miss in the tournament.

Tatoeba #76262

あの方があんなに若くして亡くなったことは悔やまれます。

It is regrettable that she should have died so young.

Tatoeba #230463

Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感情必応急態想念悪憲愛惑

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