JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 悔: "repent, regret"
The kanji 悔 means "repent, regret". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カイ in on'yomi and く.いる, く.やむ, くや.しい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
く.いるく.やむくや.しい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | repent, regret |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1460 of 2,501 |
Common words with 悔
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 後悔regret; repentance; remorse
- 悔しいfrustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed
- 悔やむto mourn; to lament · to be sorry; to regret; to repent
- 悔いるto regret
- 悔いregret; repentance
- 悔恨regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
- 悔い改めるto repent; to be penitent
- 悔し涙tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
- 悔やみcondolence; condolences
- 悔悟remorse; repentance
- 後悔先に立たずit is no use crying over spilt milk
- 悔ゆto regret
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