Moto 惜: Pity; Be Sparing Of; FrugalKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セキ
- Kun'yomi
- お(しい)、お(しむ)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 63 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セキ)
- 惜敗せきはいregrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
- 痛惜つうせきdeep regret
- 哀悼痛惜あいとうつうせきcondolence; mourning
- 哀惜あいせきgrief; sorrow
- 悼惜とうせきmourning; grieving
- 惜別せきべつreluctance to part; sorrow at parting
- 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)
- 惜春せきしゅんlamenting the passing of spring; lamenting the passing of one's youth
- 愛惜あいせきmissing someone; loathing to part
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 惜しむおしむto be frugal; to be sparing
- 惜しいおしいregrettable; disappointing
- 惜しみ無くおしみなくwithout stint; freely
- 負け惜しみまけおしみbeing a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat
- ふぐは食いたし命は惜ししふぐはくいたしいのちはおししhoney is sweet, but the bee stings; I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
- 一文惜しみいちもんおしみstinginess; miserliness
- 体を惜しむからだをおしむto be lazy
- 出し惜しみだしおしみbeing reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
- 出し惜しむだしおしむto grudge; to begrudge
- 別れを惜しむわかれをおしむto loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
- 労を惜しまずろうをおしまずsparing no trouble; taking pains (to)
- 命が惜しければいのちがおしければif you value your life
- 命を惜しむいのちをおしむto hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
- 売り惜しみうりおしみbeing reluctant to sell; holding off on selling
- 売り惜しむうりおしむto hold back on; to restrict sales of
- 寝る間も惜しんでねるまもおしんでwithout sparing time for sleep
- 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; regrettably
- 惜しげおしげreluctance; regret
- 惜しげなくおしげなくfreely; generously
- 惜しげもなくおしげもなくfreely; generously
- 惜しげも無くおしげもなくfreely; generously
- 惜しげ無くおしげなくfreely; generously
- 惜しみないおしみないgenerous; unstinting
- 惜しみなくおしみなくwithout stint; freely
- 惜しみ無いおしみないgenerous; unstinting
- 惜しむべきおしむべきlamentable; regrettable
- 惜しむらくはおしむらくはit is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...
- 惜し気おしげreluctance; regret
- 惜し気なくおしげなくfreely; generously
- 惜し気もなくおしげもなくfreely; generously
- 惜し気も無くおしげもなくfreely; generously
- 惜し気無くおしげなくfreely; generously
- 春惜しむはるおしむto lament the end of spring
- 時間を惜しむじかんをおしむto value time
- 残り惜しいのこりおしいregrettable; reluctant
- 物惜しみものおしみstinginess
Other readings
- 名残惜しいなごりおしいreluctant (to part)
- フグは食いたし命は惜ししふぐはくいたしいのちはおししhoney is sweet, but the bee stings; I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
- 一文惜みいちもんおしみstinginess; miserliness
- 不惜身命ふしゃくしんみょうdevoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism
- 口惜しいくやしいvexing; annoying
- 可惜あたらalas; regrettably
- 可惜身命あたらしんみょうvaluing one's body and life; holding one's life dear
- 名残り惜しいなごりおしいreluctant (to part)
- 売惜しむうりおしむto hold back on; to restrict sales of
- 惜あたらalas; regrettably
- 惜気おしげreluctance; regret
- 惜気もなくおしげもなくfreely; generously
- 河豚は食いたし命は惜ししふぐはくいたしいのちはおししhoney is sweet, but the bee stings; I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
- 負惜しみまけおしみbeing a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat
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