Onyomi: セキ · Kunyomi: お.しい, お.しむ · Meanings: be sparing of, frugal, pity, regret, stingy
Kanji for be sparing of, frugal, pity, regret, stingy
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 可惜 | あたら | alas, regrettably, to my great regret, tragically | Adverb (fukushi) |
| 惜しい | おしい | regrettable, disappointing, unfortunate | common JLPT-N2 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 惜しむ | おしむ | to spare, to grudge, to be sparing (with), to be frugal, to be stingy | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 惜しげもなく | おしげもなく | freely, generously, liberally, ungrudgingly, unsparingly | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Adverb (fukushi) |
| 惜しみ無く | おしみなく | without stint, freely | Adverb (fukushi) |
| 惜敗 | せきはい | regrettable defeat, defeat by a narrow margin | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 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) | Noun |
| 惜しくも | おしくも | to one's regret, regrettably, to one's chagrin | Adverb (fukushi) |
| 惜しみない | おしみない | generous, unstinting | I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 惜しげ | おしげ | reluctance, regret, frugality | Noun |