How to say regret in Japanese

後悔^☆【こうかいkoukai】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:
regret; repentance; remorse

Example Sentences

高校koukou 時代jidai についてnitsuite 最もmottomo 後悔koukai するsuru ことkoto をwo 人々hitobito にni 尋ねるtazuneru とto 大抵taitei のno 人hito はha 決まっkima てte こうkou 言うiu。時間jikan をwo 無駄muda にni しshi すぎsugi てte いi たta、とto。: When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time.
我がwaga 生涯shougai にni 一片ippen のno 悔いkui なしnashi。: I regret nothing of my life.
今後悔しているshiteiru ことkoto はha、時間の無駄jikannomuda をwo したshita ことkoto のno ほうhou ですdesu。: What I regret now is, rather, that I wasted time.
ロシアROSHIA：人質事件hitojichijiken のno 犠牲gisei となったtonatta 方々katagata にni 哀悼aitou のno 意i をwo 表すarawasu。: Russia expresses regret for those lost in the hostage incident.
予期yoki していなかったshiteinakatta ことkoto がga 起こりokori、残念ながらzannennagara ２月nigatsu２７日nichi にni お会いoai できなくdekinaku なりましたnarimashita。: I regret that I will be unable to meet you on February 27 owing to an unexpected matter.

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