後悔

こうかい · koukai · JLPT N3 · noun

sorrow

後 after + 悔 remorse (忄 heart radical) = heartache that comes after

Japanese proverb: 後悔先に立たず, regret never stands in front, so it always arrives too late. Watch out: 航海 (voyage) is also read こうかい.

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