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おしむ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
1. to spare; to grudge; to be sparing (with); to be frugal; to be stingy
In that case, I will not spare my cooperation either.
2. to regret; to lament
It is regrettable that it was not read much.
3. to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
4. to value; to prize; to hold dear
He values his good name above all else.
5. to love; to cherish
oft. written as 愛しむ
Alt. forms
惜おしむ
92%
おしむ
5%
愛おしむ
1%
吝おしむ
Pitch accent
お
し
む
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Conjugations...Used in: 234
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
lamentable; regrettable
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to value time
to hold back on; to restrict sales of; to be reluctant to sell
to be lazy
to spare oneself (the trouble)
to lament the end of spring
Examples (10 in total)
It is regrettable that it was not read much.
It was not a time to be stingy with money.
In that case, I will not spare my cooperation either.
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