惜 — kanji meaning “pity”
惜
pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret
- Meanings
- pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret
- On'yomi
- セキ (seki)
- Kun'yomi
- お.しい、お.しむ
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1641 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- xī, xí — Chinese character page
Words with 惜
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惜しい | おしい oshii | regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate |
| 惜しむ | おしむ oshimu | to spare; to grudge; to be sparing (with) |
| 惜敗 | せきはい sekihai | regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin |
| 惜しくも | おしくも oshikumo | to one's regret; regrettably; to one's chagrin |
| 惜しげ | おしげ oshige | reluctance; regret; frugality |
| 惜別 | せきべつ sekibetsu | reluctance to part; sorrow at parting |
| 口惜しい | くちおしい kuchioshii | frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined |
| 哀惜 | あいせき aiseki | grief; sorrow |
| 愛惜 | あいせき aiseki | missing someone; loathing to part |
| 痛惜 | つうせき tsuuseki | deep regret |
| 不惜身命 | ふしゃくしんみょう fushakushinmyou | devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism |
| 骨惜しみ | ほねおしみ honeoshimi | sparing oneself; laziness |
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