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悔

Kanji 悔: meaning "Repent, Regret", readings, stroke order

The kanji 悔 means "Repent, Regret". On'yomi: カイ; kun'yomi: くいる、くやむ、くやしい. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Repent, Regret
On'yomi
カイ
Kun'yomi
くいるくやむくやしい
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
悔 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 悔

  • 悔しい くやしい — regrettable, mortifying, vexing
  • 後悔 こうかい — regret, repentance
  • 悔やむ くやむ — to regret, to mourn

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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