Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 後悔(こうかい) in Japanese

後悔
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
こうかい
Romaji
kōkai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    regret; repentance
    Example sentence
    後悔していることは、時間無駄したことほうです What I regret now is, rather, that I wasted time.

Examples of 後悔, こうかい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

9 strokes

repent, regret

On'Yomi: カイ

Kun'Yomi: く.いる, く.やむ, くや.しい

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JLPT 5

9 strokes

behind, back, later

On'Yomi: ゴ, コウ

Kun'Yomi: のち, うし.ろ, うしろ, あと, おく.れる

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10 strokes

On'Yomi: カイ

Kun'Yomi: くいる, くやしい, くやむ

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