惜 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
道3Junior high level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
- On
- セキ
- Kun
- お.しい・お.しむ
- Meaning
- regret; grudge
Origin
忄 "heart" with 昔: what stays in the heart — to regret, to grudge.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| セキ | 惜敗・痛惜・愛惜 |
|---|---|
| おしい | 惜しい |
| おしむ | 惜しむ・負け惜しみ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 惜敗せきはい
narrow defeat
- 惜別せきべつ
reluctant parting
Example
一点差の惜敗だった。
It was a narrow defeat by one point.
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