惜

Meanings

pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret

ES: lastima, condolencia, pena, penoso, lamentable, condolerse, sentir, estimar

Common words

• 惜しいおしいregrettable, disappointing, unfortunate
• 惜しむおしむto spare, to grudge, to be sparing (with), to be frugal, to be stingy
• 惜敗せきはいregrettable defeat, defeat by a narrow margin
• 名残惜しいなごりおしいreluctant (to part)

Example sentences

• これはまだ捨すてるには惜おしい。

  This is still too good to be thrown away.

  Es una pena tirar esto aún.

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• ほとんど弁当べんとうを食たべるひまも惜おしんで勉強べんきょうした。

  He studied hard, hardly taking time out for lunch.

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• あなたほどの才能さいのうの持もち主ぬしが世間せけんに知しられずにいるのは惜おしいことです。

  It is a pity that a man of your ability should remain unknown to the world.

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• 彼の死は惜しんでも余りあるものだ。

  We cannot grieve over his death too deeply.

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