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吝しむ
Hiragana
おしむ
Kanji
惜しむ
Verb
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Japanese Meaning
物惜しみをする。出し惜しみする。 / 金品や労力を出すのをいやがる。けちけちする。 / 好ましくないと考える。いとう。 / 残念に思う。惜しく思う。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おかねやものやじかんをだすのをいやがる。むだにしたくないとおもう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
吝惜 / 不舍得 / 惋惜
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
捨不得 / 吝惜、節省使用 / 感到惋惜
Korean Meaning
아까워하다 / 아쉬워하다 / 아끼다
Indonesian
enggan memberi atau mengeluarkan / menyayangkan / berhemat
Vietnamese Meaning
tiếc; tiếc nuối / tiếc rẻ, không muốn chi/cho (tiền, thời gian…) / trân quý, không nỡ để mất; thương tiếc
Tagalog Meaning
manghinayang / magmaramot / magtipid
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Alternative form of 惜しむ
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吝しむ
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He did not begrudge his time, but taught us his knowledge.
He did not begrudge his time, but taught us his knowledge.
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彼は時間を吝しむことなく、私たちに彼の知識を教えてくれました。
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