悔
悔 — Repent
repent, regret
On’yomiカイ (kai)
Kun’yomiくいる (kuiru)
Kun’yomiくやむ (kuyamu)
Kun’yomiくやしい (kuyashii)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 悔
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悔し泣き | くやしなき kuyashinaki | crying from vexation; tears of regret |
| 悔い | くい kui | regret; repentance |
| 後悔 | こうかい koukai | regret; repentance; remorse |
| 悔しい | くやしい kuyashii | frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined |
| 悔やむ | くやむ kuyamu | to mourn; to lament; to be sorry |
| 悔し涙 | くやしなみだ kuyashinamida | tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation |
Study notes
悔 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1460 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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