Moto 悔: Repent; RegretKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カイ
- Kun'yomi
- く(いる)、く(やむ)、くや(しい)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 41 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カイ)
- 後悔こうかいregret; repentance
- 後悔先に立たずこうかいさきにたたずit is no use crying over spilt milk
- 悔心かいしんcontrition
- 悔恨かいこんregret; remorse
- 悔悛かいしゅんrepentance; contrition
- 悔悛の秘跡かいしゅんのひせきsacrament of penance and reconciliation
- 悔悟かいごremorse; repentance
- 痛悔つうかいcontrition; extreme regret
- 翻然悔悟ほんぜんかいごto feel sudden remorse
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 悔し泣きくやしなきcrying from vexation; tears of regret
- 悔いくいregret; repentance
- 悔いるくいるto regret
- 悔しいくやしいvexing; annoying
- 悔し涙くやしなみだtears of regret; bitter tears
- 悔やみくやみcondolence; condolences
- 悔やむくやむto mourn; to lament
- お悔やみ申し上げますおくやみもうしあげますmy condolences; my deepest sympathy
- 悔いなしくいなしno regrets; without regrets
- 悔い改めくいあらためrepentance
- 悔い改めるくいあらためるto repent; to be penitent
- 悔い無しくいなしno regrets; without regrets
- 悔しがるくやしがるto feel bitter; to be vexed
- 悔しさくやしさchagrin; bitterness
- 悔しまぎれくやしまぎれspite; frustration
- 悔しん坊くやしんぼうspiteful person
- 悔し紛れくやしまぎれspite; frustration
- 悔みくやみcondolence; condolences
- 悔み状くやみじょうletter of condolence; condolence message
- 悔むくやむto mourn; to lament
- 悔やしいくやしいvexing; annoying
- 悔やし涙くやしなみだtears of regret; bitter tears
- 悔やみ状くやみじょうletter of condolence; condolence message
- 悔ゆくゆto regret
- 相悔みあいくやみmutual mourning (during which one does not make condolence calls or offer to help others also in mourning)
- 相悔やみあいくやみmutual mourning (during which one does not make condolence calls or offer to help others also in mourning)
Other readings
- 懺悔さんげrepentance; confession
- 一億総懺悔いちおくそうざんげnational confession of Japanese war guilt
- 悔改めくいあらためrepentance
- 悔改めるくいあらためるto repent; to be penitent
- 悔泣くやしなきcrying from vexation; tears of regret
- 懺悔室ざんげしつ(a) confessional
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