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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

惜おしい

N2
おしい oshii
  1. regrettable
  2. disappointing
  3. precious
い-adjective

Chinese meanings

可惜;舍不得

Examples

  • これはまだ捨すてるには惜おしい。
    This is still too good to be thrown away.
    这东西现在扔掉还可惜。
  • あなたほどの才さい能のうの持もち主ぬしが世せ間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.
    像你这么有才华的人不被世人知晓,真可惜。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('4a0fdf436f'); // 惜しい
{
  "id": "4a0fdf436f",
  "word": "惜しい",
  "reading": "おしい",
  "romaji": "oshii",
  "meanings": [
    "regrettable",
    "disappointing",
    "precious"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "adj-i"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1382280,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "これはまだ捨てるには惜しい。",
      "furigana": "これはまだ{捨|す}てるには{惜|お}しい。",
      "en": "This is still too good to be thrown away.",
      "tatoeba_id": 218520
    },
    {
      "ja": "あなたほどの才能の持ち主が世間に知られずにいるのは惜しいことです。",
      "furigana": "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。",
      "en": "It is a pity that a man of your ability should remain unknown to the world.",
      "tatoeba_id": 231479
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "3003e669239b36289be75c53780c9c246a5615a89c39cd598d33e4bd74e1ce8f",
    "meanings": [
      "可惜",
      "舍不得"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "これはまだ捨てるには惜しい。",
        "zh": "这东西现在扔掉还可惜。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "あなたほどの才能の持ち主が世間に知られずにいるのは惜しいことです。",
        "zh": "像你这么有才华的人不被世人知晓,真可惜。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/4a0fdf436f",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1382280; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "802cb4d51a8ef949fea7d8de3b864308f933f229e7f0bc1c4cbe5c8e167260c4"
  }
}