What does the kanji 惜 mean?

pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret

How is the kanji 惜 read?

セキ (Seki); お.しい (Oshii); お.しむ (Oshimu)

惜

Oshiiおしい

pity

Sekiせき

Examples

惜敗せきはいregrettable defeat

惜しいおしいregrettable

惜 (Oshii) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “pity, be sparing of, frugal”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 11 strokes.