Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1460 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: repent, regret
Kunyomi: く.いる, く.やむ, くや.しい
Onyomi: カイ
Composition: 忄 毎
Radical: 心
Meaning: heart
Reading: こころ
Frequency: 1,115
Alternative forms:
悔恨 (カイコン) regret, remorse, repentance, contrition
悔悟 (カイゴ) remorse, repentance
痛悔 (ツウカイ) contrition, extreme regret, contrition (in Catholicism)
亢龍有悔 (コウリョウユウカイ) the arrogant dragon will have cause to repent, he who reaches the top is bound to fail if he is not prudent
悔いる (くいる) to regret
悔やむ (くやむ) to mourn, to lament, to be sorry, to regret, to repent
悔しい (くやしい) frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice), annoyed, chagrined, (bitterly) disappointed, bitter, vexed, frustrating, annoying, regrettable