お
惜
　
し
　
い

adjective

  1. regrettable, disappointing, unfortunate.
  2. precious, dear, valuable.
  3. too good for, deserving better.
  4. almost (but not quite), close (but no cigar).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
お
惜
　
し
　
い
 惜しい おしい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pity, be sparing of, frugal
お.しい　セキ (Late Jr. High, 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)