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悔やむ

To Regret


Meaning

To Regret, To Mourn, To Lament

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means regret and the verb vocab version is to regret or to mourn.


Reading

くやむ

Explanation

The reading comes from 悔しい.


Context

Context Sentences

ガンガン響く頭と共に目を覚ます度に、前日の夜飲み過ぎたことを悔やみます。

Whenever I wake up with a pounding headache, I lament drinking too much the night before.


Kanji Composition