JLPT N2Words
悔やむ
- Meaning
- 過去の行いを後から残念に思い後悔する
- Explanation
- 「悔やむ」means to later feel regret about one's own past actions. 「他人を責め立てる」(to blame others) is directed at other people, but 「悔やむ」is directed at one's own actions, which is the difference. It is the opposite emotional movement from 「前向きになる」(becoming positive).
Original Japanese explanation
「悔やむ」は過去の自分の行いを後から残念に思い後悔する意味です。「他人を責め立てる」は対象が他人ですが、「悔やむ」は自分の行動に向く点が違います。「前向きになる」とは反対の心の動きです。
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