Info on the Kanji 惜 | What's a Kanji? |
| pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret | |
| onyomi | SEKI |
| kunyomi | o-shii, o-shimu |
| stroke count | 11 |
| grade | s |
| jlpt level | N1 |
| Example words with 惜 | |
| Word | Meaning |
| 哀惜あいせき aiseki | grief / sorrow |
| 愛惜あいせき aiseki | missing someone / loathing to part |
| 可惜かせき ka seki | alas / regrettably |
| 惜気せきき seki ki | regret / frugality |
| 惜春せきはる seki haru | lamenting the passing of spring |
| 惜敗せきはい sekihai | regrettable defeat / defeat by a narrow margin |
| 惜別せきべつ sekibetsu | regret or reluctance to part / parting regrets |
| 痛惜つうせき tsuu seki | deep regret |
| 惜しいおしい oshi i | regrettable / disappointing / precious / dear / valuable / too good for / deserving better / almost but not quite |
| 惜しげおしげ oshi ge | regret / frugality |
| 惜しむおしむ oshi mu | to be frugal / to be sparing / to value / to hold dear / to regret / to feel sorry / to be unwilling / to be reluctant |
| 惜し気おしき oshi ki | regret / frugality |
| 惜敗率せきはいりつ sekihai ritsu | ratio of the margin of loss of an electoral candidate in a single-constituent district |
| 負惜みふせきみ fu seki mi | poor loser / make excuses / unwilling to admit defeat / sour grapes |
| 哀悼痛惜あいとうつうせき aitou tsuu seki | condolence / mourning / sorrow / lamentation |
| 一文惜みいちぶんせきみ ichibun seki mi | stinginess / miserliness |
| 口惜しいくちおしい kuchioshi i | vexing / annoying / frustrating / regrettable / mortifying |
| 骨惜しみほねおしみ hone oshi mi | sparing oneself / laziness |
| 春惜しむはるおしむ haru oshi mu | to lament the end of spring |
| 惜しがるおしがる oshi garu | to appear to regret something |
| 負け惜みまけせきみ make seki mi | poor loser / make excuses / unwilling to admit defeat / sour grapes |
| 負惜しみふおしみ fu oshi mi | poor loser / make excuses / unwilling to admit defeat / sour grapes |
| 物惜しみものおしみ mono oshi mi | stinginess |
| 一文惜しみいちぶんおしみ ichibun oshi mi | stinginess / miserliness |
| 骨を惜しむほねをおしむ hone wo oshi mu | to spare oneself the trouble / to spare oneself |
| 残り惜しいのこりおしい nokori oshi i | regrettable / reluctant |
| 出し惜しみだしおしみ dashi oshi mi | unwilling |
| 出し惜しむだしおしむ dashi oshi mu | to grudge / to be stingy / to be unwilling to pay |
| 惜しまないおしまない oshi manai | without sparing |
| 惜しみなくおしみなく oshi minaku | without stint / freely |
| 惜しみ無くおしみなく oshi mi naku | without stint / freely |
| 惜しむべきおしむべき oshi mubeki | lamentable / regrettable |
| 惜し気なくおしきなく oshi kina ku | generously / unsparingly / lavishly |
| 惜し気無くおしきなく oshi ki naku | generously / unsparingly / lavishly |
| 惜気もなくせききもなく seki kimo naku | freely / generously / liberally / ungrudgingly |
| 体を惜しむからだをおしむ karada wo oshi mu | to be lazy |
| 売り惜しむうりおしむ uri oshi mu | to hold back on or restrict sales of / to be reluctant to sell |
| 負け惜しみまけおしみ make oshi mi | poor loser / make excuses / unwilling to admit defeat / sour grapes |
| 名残惜しいなごりおしい nagori oshi i | regret / reluctance |
| 時間を惜しむじかんをおしむ jikan wo oshi mu | to value time |
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| Example Sentences with 惜 |
| 命は誰でも惜しい。 鞭を惜しむと子供は駄目になる。 負け惜しみ。 彼女は労を惜しまず空港へ友人を迎えに行った。 |
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