惜 (pity) kanji
惜
Pity
This kanji has 11 strokes. It is being learnt at grade 8.
This kanji belongs to jōyō (regular-use) kanji.
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Meaning:pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret
On reading:セキ
seki
Kun reading:お-しい、お-しむ
o-shī, o-shimu

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惜別
せきべつ		 the sorrow at separation
名残惜しい
なごりおしい		 unforgettable, memorable
物惜しみする
ものおしみする		 be stingy, stint oneself ☆＝けちる (colloq)，けちけちする (colloq)
惜しげもなく
おしげもなく		 generously, freely, ungrudgingly, liberally, unsparingly, without stint
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