Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1641 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret

Kunyomi: お.しい お.しむ

Onyomi: セキ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: heart

Examples

Onyomi Examples

セキハイ regrettable defeat, defeat by a narrow margin

セキシュン lamenting the passing of spring, lamenting the passing of one's youth

ツウセキ deep regret

アイセキ grief, sorrow

Kunyomi Examples

しい おしい regrettable, disappointing, unfortunate, precious, dear, valuable, too good for, deserving better, almost (but not quite), close (but no cigar)

しむ おしむ to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant

しむべき おしむべき lamentable, regrettable