Word Meaning 惜しげ

おしげ oshige

惜しげ is read as おしげ (oshige) and means reluctance.

Meaning

English

  1. reluctance
  2. regret
  3. frugality

Reading

Kana

おしげ

Romaji

oshige

Writing Variants

  • 惜し気 おしげ oshige
  • 惜気 おしげ oshige

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 139874 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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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

一文惜しみ

いちもんおしみ

stinginess

不惜身命

ふしゃくしんみょう

devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings