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悔

悔 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「心」+音符「每」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

repent, regret

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • カイJHS
Kun (native)
  • く(いる)JHS
  • く(やむ)JHS
  • くや(しい)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音hui3
  • 한글hoe
  • Hán-ViệtHối
  • Hán-ViệtHổi

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
心(こころ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+6094

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰忄每

Words using this kanji

  • 悔し泣きくやしなきcrying from vexation, tears of regret
  • 悔いくい「くい」を参照。regret, repentance
  • 悔しいくやしいくやしい 参照frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice), annoyed, chagrined, (bitterly) disappointed
  • 悔やむくやむくやむを参照。to mourn, to lament, to be sorry, to regret
  • 悔いるくいる「くいる」を参照。to regret
  • 悔し涙くやしなみだtears of regret, bitter tears, vexation, chagrin
  • 悔やみくやみ「くやみ」の漢字表記。condolence, condolences
  • 悔悟かいご自らの非を悟って悔いること。remorse, repentance
  • 悔恨かいこん過ちを後悔し残念に思うこと。regret, remorse, repentance, contrition
  • 悔ゆくゆto regret
  • 悔心かいしんcontrition
  • 悔過けかrepentance, penitence
  • 悔しさくやしさchagrin, bitterness, frustration, vexation
  • 悔やみ状くやみじょうletter of condolence, condolence message
  • 悔い改めくいあらためrepentance
  • 悔し紛れくやしまぎれspite, frustration, vexation
  • 悔しん坊くやしんぼうspiteful person
  • 悔しがるくやしがる「くやしがる」を参照。to seem bitter (over), to appear vexed, to be resentful, to appear to regret
  • 悔いなしくいなしno regrets, without regrets
  • 悔やみ事くやみごとwords of regret, words of condolence, message of condolence

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-6
Four Corner
9805.5
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4k6.12
Heisig
672
Nelson
1682