惜しむ
N1おしむ oshimu
- to be frugal
- to value
- to regret
godan verbtransitive
Chinese meanings
珍惜;惋惜
Chinese notes
惜しむ可表示珍惜、不舍得,也可表示为损失而惋惜。
Examples
- ほとんど弁当を食べるひまも惜しんで勉強した。He studied hard, hardly taking time out for lunch.他连吃便当的时间都舍不得花,全用来学习。
- 彼の死は惜しんでも余りあるものだ。We cannot grieve over his death too deeply.他的去世令人万分惋惜。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('90fe50c793'); // 惜しむ
{
"id": "90fe50c793",
"word": "惜しむ",
"reading": "おしむ",
"romaji": "oshimu",
"meanings": [
"to be frugal",
"to value",
"to regret"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"v5m",
"vt"
],
"jmdict_id": 1382300,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "ほとんど弁当を食べるひまも惜しんで勉強した。",
"furigana": "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。",
"en": "He studied hard, hardly taking time out for lunch.",
"tatoeba_id": 196101
},
{
"ja": "彼の死は惜しんでも余りあるものだ。",
"en": "We cannot grieve over his death too deeply.",
"tatoeba_id": 117174
}
],
"zh": {
"source_hash": "7e54b8fdbf22d3620b1c3a3a7e3452ad3076d4e8b13abb601903fc8c0d57c6d7",
"meanings": [
"珍惜",
"惋惜"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "ほとんど弁当を食べるひまも惜しんで勉強した。",
"zh": "他连吃便当的时间都舍不得花,全用来学习。"
},
{
"ja": "彼の死は惜しんでも余りあるものだ。",
"zh": "他的去世令人万分惋惜。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/90fe50c793",
"JMdict ent_seq 1382300; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"review_hash": "4f0e6f21b844b5f69d2afb738221d5195a3aef1f805aadd72fd92f6934f3f3ee",
"status": "reviewed",
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"notes": "惜しむ可表示珍惜、不舍得,也可表示为损失而惋惜。"
}
}