Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 悔しい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 悔くや しい 悔くや しくない Polite 悔くや しいです 悔くや しくないです also 悔くや しくありません Past polite 悔くや しかったです 悔くや しくなかったです also 悔くや しくありませんでした Past 悔くや しかった 悔くや しくなかった Te-form 悔くや しくて 悔くや しくなくて Adverbial 悔くや しく Conditional 悔くや しければ 悔くや しくなければ Tara conditional 悔くや しかったら 悔くや しくなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 悔くや しい to be frustrated/annoyed about something
It's frustrating that we lost the match.
悔くや しい 思おも いをする to have a frustrating/humiliating experience
He had a bitter, frustrating experience losing in the final.
悔くや しくて 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 so frustrated that one does something
I was so frustrated that tears came out.
Kanji 惜 pity, be sparing of, frugal Related words 残念 expresses a general 'that's too bad' feeling about circumstances, while 悔しい is a stronger, personal frustration often tied to one's own failure or an injustice.
腹立たしい emphasizes anger or irritation at someone/something, whereas 悔しい blends that anger with personal disappointment or regret.
惜しい describes a mild sense of 'what a pity, so close', while 悔しい conveys a deeper, more personal sting of frustration or chagrin.
Don't confuse with· 5 悔やむ is a verb meaning 'to regret/feel remorse', while 悔しい is an adjective describing the feeling of frustration itself, not the act of regretting.
悔しい is the adjective describing the feeling of frustration itself, while 悔し泣き is the specific act of crying because of that feeling.
悔しい carries a stronger emotional charge of frustration or anger, often about one's own failure, whereas 惜しい is a milder, more neutral regret about a missed chance or lost value.
Show 2 more Show fewer 悔しい is an adjective meaning frustrated or bitter about an outcome, while 悔い is a noun meaning regret or remorse over one's own past actions.
悔しい shares the 悔 kanji with 悔いる but describes the frustrated, galled feeling of a setback rather than remorse over one's own past actions.
Word family tears of regret; bitter tears
crying from vexation; tears of regret
frustration; regret; chagrin
show bitterness; appear vexed; act resentful
spiteful person; sore loser
spite; frustration; vexation
Written forms 悔くや しい Usage 70%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
くやしい Usage 19%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing and when the kanji is not needed.
口惜くや しい Usage 12%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
くやしーい Usage <1%
Etymology Derived from the verb 悔いる (くいる , 'to regret') with the adjective-forming suffix しい , expressing a state of regret or vexation. The kanji 悔 carries the meaning of 'repent' or 'regret'.
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