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JLPT N2i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

惜おしい

oshii

regrettable, a pity

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれがあのように年若としわかくして死しんだのは、本当ほんとうに惜おしいと思おもう。

    I think it’s a great pity that he died so young.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 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.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 実じつに惜おしいことだ。

    How regrettable.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 惜

  • 惜pity; be sparing ofOnセキKunおしい・おしむ

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