惜
begrudge; pity; be sparing of; frugal; stingy; regret
11 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1641.
Readings
- おしい (kun reading): 惜しい (おしい) regrettable; 惜しみない (おしみない) generous
- おしむ (kun reading): 惜しむ (おしむ) to spare; 出し惜しむ (だしおしむ) to grudge
- セキ (on reading): 惜敗 (せきはい) regrettable defeat; 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)
- Read as a whole word: 可惜身命 (あたらしんみょう) valuing one's body and life
Components
- 忄
- 昔
- 一 radical one
- ｜ radical vertical stroke
- 二 radical two
- ⺖ radical heart, left-side form of 心
- 日 radical sun; day
Words using 惜
- 惜しい (おしい) regrettable
- 惜しみない (おしみない) generous
- 名残惜しい (なごりおしい) reluctant (to part)
- 負け惜しみ (まけおしみ) being a poor loser
- 出し惜しみ (だしおしみ) being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.)
- 惜しむ (おしむ) to spare
- 出し惜しむ (だしおしむ) to grudge
- 体を惜しむ (からだをおしむ) to be lazy
- 売り惜しむ (うりおしむ) to hold back on
- 惜しむべき (おしむべき) lamentable
- 惜敗 (せきはい) regrettable defeat
- 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)
- 惜別 (せきべつ) reluctance to part
- 哀惜 (あいせき) grief
- 愛惜 (あいせき) missing someone
- 可惜身命 (あたらしんみょう) valuing one's body and life
- 不惜身命 (ふしゃくしんみょう) devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings
45 words in all.