The kanji 惜: meaning, readings and stroke order

惜

Meaning: regret, value
On reading: セキ seki
Kun reading: お（しい） oshii、お（しむ） oshimu
Strokes: 11
Radical: 心 heart
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: tiếc, quý trọng (tích)
Japanese: おしい。おしむ。
Korean: 아깝다, 아끼다 (석)
Chinese: 可惜、珍惜

Readings, words and example sentences

セキ seki · on reading · less common

惜せき敗はい
losing by a close score
一点差の 惜せき敗はいでした。
We lost by just one point.

お（しい） oshii · kun reading

惜おしい
too bad, a waste
すてるのは 惜おしいです。
It's a waste to throw it away.

お（しむ） oshimu · kun reading · less common

惜おしむ
to hold back, to spare
力を 惜おしまず 働きます。
He works hard without holding back.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.