Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to mourn, to lament.
  2. to be sorry, to regret, to repent.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
悔やむ くやむ
 
悔む くやむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

repent, regret
くや.しい カイ く.いる (8th, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
every
マイ ごと つね (2nd, N5)
person(人) variant
do not, must not, be not
ブ ム はは (Kentei 1)