Question

惜 お.しい、お.しむ 惜しむ(おしむ): (1) to be frugal; to be sparing (2) to value; to hold dear (3) to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for) (4) to be unwilling; to be reluctant惜しい(おしい): (1) regrettable; disappointing (2) precious; dear; valuable (3) too good for; deserving better (4) almost but not quite S 心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)昔: once upon a time; antiquity; old times 心 4 (none) pity Data says "What a pity" when he hears that once upon a time there were no robots.

Accepted Answer

セキ pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret 1 1641 11 61 こころ・したごころ・りっしんべん 形声 Phonetic What a pity! My state of mind when i think of the opportunities I missed from once upon a time. 1271

Kanji	惜
Onyomi	セキ
Kunyomi	お.しい、お.しむ
English	pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret
Examples	惜しむ(おしむ): (1) to be frugal; to be sparing (2) to value; to hold dear (3) to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for) (4) to be unwilling; to be reluctant 惜しい(おしい): (1) regrettable; disappointing (2) precious; dear; valuable (3) too good for; deserving better (4) almost but not quite
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1641
Components	心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 昔: once upon a time; antiquity; old times
Number of Strokes	11
Kanji Radical	心
Radical Number	61
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	こころ・したごころ・りっしんべん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	pity
Koohii Story 1	What a pity! My state of mind when i think of the opportunities I missed from once upon a time.
Koohii Story 2	Data says "What a pity" when he hears that once upon a time there were no robots.
RTK Index (new)	1271

Sparing Regret I 惜 セキ お.しい、お.しむ Pity Frugal

Sparing Regret I 惜セキお.しい、お.しむ Pity Frugal