| Example in Japanese | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| 彼女は重大な過ちを後悔した、反省した。 | She showed her regret over the serious mistake. |
| 仕事をサボった 反省して | Well, you missed work, so, not cool. |
| 反省して 二度とやるな | Consider this your first and last warning. Yes, sir. |
| 誤った振る舞いを 反省し この決定を受け入れます どうか我慢と理解を お願いします | My behavior has been improper and I accept the consequences. |
| 誤った振る舞いを 反省し この決定を受け入れます | But my behavior has been improper and i accept the consequences. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish | fortryde | Dutch | spijten,tochten |
| English | regret | Finnish | pahoitella |
| French | regretter, se repéjorer, se repentir, se repercher, se repersonnifier, se repersuader, se repétainiser, se repieuter, se repignocher | German | bereuen |
| Hebrew | התחרט | Hungarian | bán, megbán, sajnál |
| Indonesian | menyesali | Italian | increscere, rammaricarsi, rimpiangere, rincrescere |
| Lithuanian | apgailestauti, gailėtis | Macedonian | зажали, зажалува, се кае, се покае |
| Persian | افسوس خوردن | Polish | pożałować, ubolewać, żałować |
| Portuguese | lastimar | Spanish | arrepentir, arrepentirse |
| Turkish | özlemini çekmek, pişman olmak | Vietnamese | hỏi han, hối hận, hối tiếc |
