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惜おしい (oshii)

regrettable,disappointing,precious

  • JLPT N2
  • adjective
  • Pitch 2
  • #8573 most frequent

Meaning

惜しい (おしい, oshii) is a JLPT N2 adjective meaning “regrettable,disappointing,precious”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

惜おしい、もう少すこしで優勝ゆうしょうだった。

Almost! We were that close to winning the championship.

命いのちは誰だれでも惜おしい。

Life is dear to everybody.

実に惜しいことだ。

How regrettable.

捨てるのは惜しい.

It's too good to be thrown away.

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