I-adjective (keiyoushi)
regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate
あなたほどの才能の持ち主が世間に知られずにいるのは惜しいことです。It is a pity that a man of your ability should remain unknown to the world. precious; dear; valuable
too good for; deserving better
almost (but not quite); close (but no cigar)
30 results for 惜
Dictionary and index codes (29)
| Code | Reference |
|---|---|
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4k8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 9406.1 | Four corner code |
| 1178 | deroo |
| 60dc | Unicode hex code |
| 1-32-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 1712 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1894 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 484 | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 586 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 355 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1187 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1271 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1542 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1024 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 10814 | Morohashi |
| 1484 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 765 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 779 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1303 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1434 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1455 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 820 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1195 | Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette) |
| xi1, xi2 | Pinyin reading |
| seog | Korean reading |
| n1 | JLPT level (KANJIDIC2) |
| 55 | WaniKani level |
More words
All 16Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbregrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verbto spare; to grudge; to be sparing (with); to be frugal; to be stingy · to regret; to lament · to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
I-adjective (keiyoushi)generous; unstinting
Nounreluctance to part; sorrow at parting
Nounlamenting the passing of spring; lamenting the passing of one's youth
Words starting with 惜
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbregrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
I-adjective (keiyoushi)regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate · precious; dear; valuable · too good for; deserving better
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verbto spare; to grudge; to be sparing (with); to be frugal; to be stingy · to regret; to lament · to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
Nounreluctance to part; sorrow at parting
Nounlamenting the passing of spring; lamenting the passing of one's youth
Words ending in 惜
Sentences
All 12一文惜しみの百知らず。
Penny wise, pound foolish.
この仕事に骨惜しみをしてはいけない。
Don't spare yourself in this work.
あなたほどの才能の持ち主が世間に知られずにいるのは惜しいことです。
It is a pity that a man of your ability should remain unknown to the world.
Names
All 1Suminori