JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

Meaning

Kanji 惜

pity

pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
お.しいお.しむ
Onyomi 音読み
セキ
Nanori 名乗り
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Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#1641
Strokes
11
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Level 3
Similar Kanji

Related vocabulary

Showing 30 common entries

Showing 30 of 48 entries that include this kanji.

惜しい

おしい

almost (but not quite)

惜敗

せきはい

regrettable defeat

惜しがる

おしがる

to appear to regret something

惜しくも

おしくも

to one's regret

惜しげ

おしげ

reluctance

惜しむらくは

おしむらくは

it is to be regretted that ...

惜春

せきしゅん

lamenting the passing of spring

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

しいところで負けてしまった。

We lost by a narrow margin; it was a pity.

彼は時間をしんで勉強した。

He studied, begrudging every lost moment.

成功のために努力をしまない。

I will spare no effort for the sake of success.

私たちは別れをしんだ。

We were reluctant to say goodbye.

その才能が失われたのはしい。

It is a pity that such talent was lost.