悔 — kanji meaning “repent”
悔
repent, regret
- Meanings
- repent, regret
- On'yomi
- カイ (kai)
- Kun'yomi
- く.いる、く.やむ、くや.しい
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1460 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- huǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 悔
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 悔い | くい kui | regret; repentance |
| 悔やむ | くやむ kuyamu | to mourn; to lament |
| 懺悔 | ざんげ zange | repentance; confession; penitence |
| 悔し泣き | くやしなき kuyashinaki | crying from vexation; tears of regret |
| 悔いる | くいる kuiru | to regret |
| 悔やみ | くやみ kuyami | condolence; condolences |
| 悔し涙 | くやしなみだ kuyashinamida | tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation |
| お悔やみ | おくやみ okuyami | condolences |
| 悔い改め | くいあらため kuiaratame | repentance |
| 悔恨 | かいこん kaikon | regret; remorse; repentance |
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