noun

  1. reluctance, regret, frugality.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
惜しげ おしげ
 
惜し気 おしげ
惜気
惜気 おしげ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)