ま
負
　
け
お
惜
　
し
　
み

noun

  1. being a poor loser, unwillingness to admit defeat, sour grapes.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ま
負
　
け
お
惜
　
し
　
み
 負け惜しみ まけおしみ
まけ
負
お
惜
　
し
　
み
 負惜しみ まけおしみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

defeat, negative, -
ま.ける　フ　お.う (3rd, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
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)