負け惜しみ (まけおしみ)being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

Kanji in 負け惜しみ

• 負Defeat; Negative; -Read with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N3
• 惜Pity; Be Sparing Of; FrugalRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N1

Words that share its kanji

• 負担ふたんburden; load
• 勝負しょうぶvictory or defeat
• 負けまけdefeat; loss
• 負債ふさいdebt; liabilities
• 抱負ほうふaspiration; ambition
• 負傷ふしょうinjury; wound
• 負うおうto bear; to carry on one's back
• 負い目おいめ(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
• 惜しむおしむto be frugal; to be sparing
• 名残惜しいなごりおしいreluctant (to part)
• 惜しいおしいregrettable; disappointing
• 惜しみ無くおしみなくwithout stint; freely
• 惜敗せきはいregrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
• 痛惜つうせきdeep regret
• 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
• 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