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惜おしむ

N1
おしむ oshimu
  1. to be frugal
  2. to value
  3. 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

  • ほとんど弁べん当とうを食たべるひまも惜おしんで勉べん強きょうした。
    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。"
  }
}