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Kanji Detail for 惜 - "regret, pity, precious"

惜

  • Meaning

    惜 means "regret, pity, precious."

    1. Regret - To feel sorry about something lost or missed.

    2. Precious - Something too valuable to let go; cherished.

    3. Pity - A feeling of sadness about a loss or unfortunate situation.

    4. Value - To hold dear; to treasure highly.

  • Words using 惜

    • 惜しむ おしむ Listen to spare; to grudge; to be sparing (with)
    • 惜しい おしい Listen regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate
    • 名残惜しい なごりおしい Listen reluctant (to part)

  • Four-character idioms with 惜

    • 不惜身命 ふしゃくしんみょう Listen devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism
    • 可惜身命 あたらしんみょう Listen valuing one's body and life; holding one's life dear

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    • Verified meaning: regret, pity, precious
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すみのり)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 惜

    Surnames 惜(すみのり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pity; be sparing of; frugal; stingy; regret

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pity, regret, rue, begrudge

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    pity, regret; to rue; to begrudge

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Pained. Being unwilling because of someone or something lost is 惜. Such as 深堪痛惜. | To cherish. Treasuring something lovable is 惜. Such as 惜墨如金, 寸陰可惜.

  • Onyomi

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    seki(セキ) セキ

  • Kunyomi

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    o.shii(お-しい) お-しい

    oshi.mu(お-しむ) お-しむ

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    regret precious pity cherish frugal value mourn lament reluctance remorse sorrow sparing economical begrudge treasured

Sentences including 惜

  • This is too good a chance to miss.

  • Don't spare yourself in this work.

  • Life is dear to everybody.

  • Life is very dear to me.

  • He is lavish with his money.

  • She took the trouble to meet her friend at the airport.

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