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惜

pity
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingセキ
Kun readingお.しい、お.しむ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. pityRtK
    彼は努力を惜しまなかった。He spared no efforts.tatoeba
    実に惜しいことだ。How regrettable.wiki
  2. be sparing of
  3. frugal
  4. stingy
  5. regret
  1. to spare
  2. to grudge
  3. to be sparing (with)
  4. to be frugal
  5. to be stingy

Popular Usage

惜しい惜しむ

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Freud · state of mind · once upon a time · storyteller · salad · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1271

Compound words

惜しいおしい
regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate; precious; dear
惜しむおしむ
to spare; to grudge; to be sparing (with); to be frugal; to be stingy
惜敗せきはい
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
名残惜しいなごりおしい
reluctant (to part)
哀惜あいせき
grief
愛惜あいせき
missing someone
哀悼痛惜あいとうつうせき
condolence
一文惜みいちもんおしみ
stinginess
骨惜しみほねおしみ
sparing oneself
一文惜しみいちもんおしみ
stinginess
出し惜しみだしおしみ
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.)
出し惜しむだしおしむ
to grudge

Additional Examples

彼は自分の研究に時間を惜しまなかった。
He didn't spare time on his studies.tatoeba
彼は金を惜しみなく使う。
He is lavish with his money.tatoeba
実に惜しいことだ。
How regrettable.wiki
秋の終り、源氏は彼女を訪い、名残を惜しむ。
In the late autumn, Genji visits her and is reluctant to leave.wiki
静は次にお会いできるまで命を惜しむと涙を流す。
Shizuka too sheds tears, saying that she will look after herself until she can meet Yoshitsune again.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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