漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
悔: repent, regret
JLPT N19 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
忄 carries the meaning · 毎 gives the sound
9 strokes
Four readings, and the words that use each
カイkai · on'yomi · in compounds
- 後悔こうかいregret; repentance; remorse
くいるkuiru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 悔いくいregret; repentance
くやむkuyamu · kun'yomi
- 悔やむくやむto mourn; to lament
くやしいkuyashii · kun'yomi
- 悔しいくやしいfrustrated (over a failure, humiliation or…
- 悔し泣きくやしなきcrying from vexation; tears of regret
- 悔し涙くやしなみだtears of regret; bitter tears; vexation
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Feel the beat! When the heart "stands up" on the left side of a kanji, it brings the intense energy of emotion and thought.”
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side悔 repent · 忄
vs海 sea · 氵In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · huǐ
Same form: 悔 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 悔 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 悔 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin huǐ most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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