後悔

こうかい

regret, repentance

What does 後悔 mean?

後悔 is a Japanese noun meaning regret, repentance in English. It is written as 後悔 in kanji, こうかい in hiragana, and koukai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

今更後悔しても無駄だ。

It's no use regretting it now.