Word · 単語
惜しい
Reading おしい
regrettable
- 1 regrettable, disappointing, unfortunate
- 2 precious, dear, valuable
- 3 too good for, deserving better
- 4 almost (but not quite), close (but no cigar)
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例文 · examples
命は誰でも惜しい。
Life is dear to everybody.
sense 2 · precious
これはまだ捨てるには惜しい。
This is still too good to be thrown away.
sense 3 · too good for
彼があのように年若くして死んだのは、本当に惜しいと思う。
I think it's a great pity that he died so young.
sense 1 · regrettable
私はとても命が惜しい。
Life is very dear to me.
sense 2 · precious
河豚は食いたし命は惜しし。
Every rose has its thorns.