| Kanji | 惜しい |
| Reading | おしい |
| Romaji | oshii |
| Meaning | regrettable, precious |
| Part of Speech | i-adjective |
| JLPT Level | JLPT N2 |
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惜しい (おしい, oshii) means "regrettable, precious" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word.
惜しい is pronounced "oshii" in Japanese. The hiragana reading is おしい.
惜しい is a JLPT N2 word. JLPT N2 is the upper-intermediate level with ~6,000 words.