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후회 meaning and pronunciation

huhoe · regret; remorse; repentance

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 89266
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 후ː회, 후ː훼Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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    이전에 자신이 한 일이 잘못임을 깨닫고 스스로 자신의 잘못을 나무람.

    English: regret; remorse; repentance — An act of realizing that what one did was wrong and reprimanding oneself for having done it.

    Examples

    • 후회가 남다.
    • 후회가 되다.
    • 후회가 막심하다.
    • 후회가 없다.
    • 후회가 일다.
    • 후회를 하다.
Origin
後悔
Categories
인간 > 감정 · 감정, 기분 표현하기

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