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惜しむ (おしむ): to be frugal, to value, to regret — Japanese vocabulary

惜しむ is read おしむ and means "to be frugal, to value, to regret". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

惜しむ

Reading
おしむ · oshimu
Translation
to be frugal, to value, to regret
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
おしむが

Example

彼の死は惜しんでも余りあるものだ。

かれのしはおしんでもあまりあるものだ。

We cannot grieve over his death too deeply.

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