惜しいおしいoshii惜おしい惜おしいShow answer(Space)Suspend(@)惜おしい惜おしいoshiiCommonRelative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)CommonJLPT N3Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardestJLPT N3Adj.Adjective (keiyoushi)Adj.regrettable; disappointing; unfortunateprecious; dear; valuableEXAMPLE命(いのち)は誰(だれ)でも惜(お)しい。Life is dear to everybody.too good for; deserving betteralmost (but not quite); close (but no cigar)惜おしい惜おしいoshiiregrettable; disappointing; unfortunateWhat does 惜しい mean in English?regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate(adj-i)precious; dear; valuable(adj-i)too good for; deserving better(adj-i)almost (but not quite); close (but no cigar)(adj-i)Search the picture dictionary for 惜しい