Single kanji#2,420 most used

惜しい

おしい2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

regrettable; disappointing

ITS KANJI

これはまだ捨すてるには惜おしい。

This is still too good to be thrown away.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

これは失うしなうにはあまりにも惜おしい機会きかいだ。

This is too good a chance to miss.

regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate

い-adjective

TANGOYA ASKS

precious; dear; valuable

い-adjective

too good for; deserving better

い-adjective

almost (but not quite); close (but no cigar)

い-adjective

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#2,420 most used

Written惜しい only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium