11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret

Kun'yomi
  • regrettable ②precious ③too good for ④almost (but not quite)
  • to be frugal ②to value ③to regret (e.g. a loss) ④to be unwilling
On'yomi
  • セキ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

しいしむ 99.3%
セキ 0.7%

Character Breakdown

pity, be sparing of, frugal
お.しい セキ (8th, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
once upon a time, antiquity, old times
むかし セキ シャク (3rd, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

regrettable ②precious ③too good for ④almost (but not quite)
to be frugal ②to value ③to regret (e.g. a loss) ④to be unwilling
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.)
it is to be regretted that ...
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References

Unicode hex code 60DC
JIS X 0208 1-32-43
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1712
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1894
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 484
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 586
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 355
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 442
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1187
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1271
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1542
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1024
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10814
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1484
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 765
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 779
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1303
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1434
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1455
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 820
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1195
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k8.11
Four corner code 9406.1
De Roo Code 1178