Meaning

Primary

To Regret

Alternatives

To Mourn, To Lament

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an 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
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

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