悔やむ

くやむ · kuyamu · JLPT N2 · verb-godan

to regret

悔 (regret) + やむ (be pained, as in 病む) = to regret or mourn

The second part, やむ, shares a root with 病む (to fall ill), so the word carries the sense of being pained by something that cannot be undone. The kanji 悔 also appears in 後悔 (regret).

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