Word Meaning 惜しがる

おしがる oshigaru

惜しがる is read as おしがる (oshigaru) and means to appear to regret something.

Meaning

English

  1. to appear to regret something

Reading

Kana

おしがる

Romaji

oshigaru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 139462 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

惜しむ

おしむ

to be frugal

惜しい

おしい

almost (but not quite)

惜敗

せきはい

regrettable defeat

惜敗率

せきはいりつ

ratio of the margin of loss of an electoral candidate in a single-constituent district (used to break ties when determining the representative of a proportionally represented district)

惜気

おしげ

reluctance

惜別

せきべつ

reluctance to part

名残惜しい

なごりおしい

reluctant (to part)

痛惜

つうせき

deep regret

負け惜しみ

まけおしみ

being a poor loser