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    3. 後悔

    後悔

    後こう悔かい

    regret

    N1KMT9News #27+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive, ParticleEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    こうかい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive, Particle

    1.
    regret, repentance, remorse

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    あの時とき、もっと勉べん強きょうすればよかったと後こう悔かいしている。

    I regret that I should have studied more at that time.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの軽けい率そつな行こう動どうを深ふかく後こう悔かいしていた。

    He deeply regretted his thoughtless actions.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    一いち度ど下くだした決けつ断だんに後こう悔かいはないが、別べつの選せん択たく肢しを検けん討とうすべきだったかもしれない。

    I have no regrets about the decision I made, but perhaps I should have considered other options.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    後こう悔かいの念ねんに囚とらわれず、前まえ向むきに未み来らいへ進すすむことが大たい切せつだ。

    It's important not to be trapped by feelings of regret, but to move forward positively into the future.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    失しっ敗ぱいから学まなび、二に度どと同おなじ後こう悔かいをしないように努ど力りょくする。

    I learn from my mistakes and strive not to make the same regrets again.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    後
    のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)
    behind・back・later
    悔
    く.いる・く.やむ・くや.しい…(1)
    repent・regret
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