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3Junior high level9 strokesRadical
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カイ
Kun
く.いる・く.やむ・くや.しい
Meaning
regret; repent

Origin

ORIGIN

忄 "heart" with 毎: a heart that keeps looking back — to regret.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カイ悔恨・後悔
くいる悔いる・悔い
くやむ悔やむ・お悔やみ
くやしい悔しい・悔しがる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 後悔こうかい

    regret

  • 悔恨かいこん

    remorse

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

何も後悔していない。

I regret nothing.

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