(くや)しい, 口惜(くや)しい, 悔, くやしい, くちおしい

kuyashii, kuchioshii

JLPT 2

adjective (keiyoushi)
  • vexing; annoying; frustrating; regrettable; mortifying

()やむ, 悔む, くやむ

kuyamu

JLPT 2

Godan verb with `mu` ending transitive verb
  • to mourn; to lament
  • to be sorry; to regret; to repent

後悔(こうかい), こうかい

kōkai

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • regret; repentance

()い, くい

kui

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • regret; repentance

()いる, くいる

kuiru

Ichidan verb transitive verb
  • to regret

懺悔(ざんげ), さんげ, ざんげ

sange, zange

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • repentance; confession; penitence

(くや)(なみだ), 悔, くやしなみだ

kuyashinamida

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • vexation; chagrin

悔恨(かいこん), かいこん

kaikon

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • regret

改悛(かいしゅん), 悔悛(かいしゅん), かいしゅん

kaishun

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • repentance; contrition

()(あらた)める, 悔改(くいあらた)める, くいあらためる

kuiaratameru

Ichidan verb transitive verb
  • to repent; to be penitent

悔悟(かいご), かいご

kaigo

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • remorse

(くや)()き, 悔泣, くやしなき

kuyashinaki

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • crying from vexation; tears of regret

(くや)しがる, くやしがる

kuyashigaru

Godan verb with `ru` ending
  • to feel bitter; to be vexed; to resent; to regret

()やみ(じょう), (くや)(じょう), くやみじょう

kuyamijō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • letter of condolence; condolence message

(くや)み, ()やみ, くやみ

kuyami

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • condolence; condolences

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