惜
惜: regret
regret; reluctant; stingy
11 strokesSecondary · Stage 3 (about 準2級)in 10 words here
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Kunおしい・おしむ
惜しい(おしい) "a pity; so close", 惜しむ(おしむ) "regret; begrudge"; 名残惜しい(なごりおしい) "sad to part". せき in 惜敗(せきはい) "narrow defeat", 惜別(せきべつ).
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Key words
惜しいおしいregrettable; a pity; so close
惜しむおしむto regret; to be reluctant to part with
惜敗せきはいnarrow defeat
惜別せきべつregretful parting
名残惜しいなごりおしいreluctant to part
Example sentences
まだ着られる服を捨てるのは、惜しい気がする。
It feels like a waste to throw away clothes that can still be worn.
別れを惜しんで、みんなで駅まで見送りに行った。
Reluctant to say goodbye, we all went to the station to see him off.
決勝戦で、わずか一点差で惜敗した。
We narrowly lost the final by just one point.