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惜しげなく (おしげなく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

惜おしげなく

Meanings

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adverb

freely; generously; without holding back

Describes giving, spending, or using something without hesitation or stinginess. Often used with verbs like 与える, 使う, 注ぐ.

彼かれは惜おしげなくお金かねを使つかう。
He spends money freely.
彼かの女じょは惜おしげなく愛あい情じょうを注そそいだ。
She poured out her affection generously.

Written forms

惜おしげなく
Most common kanji spelling using 惜しげ (regret/appearance) + なく (adverbial form).
惜おし気げなく
Variant using 気 instead of げ; both convey the same meaning.
惜おしげ無なく
Rare spelling with 無く; less common in modern usage.
惜おし気げ無なく
Rare spelling combining 気 and 無く; very uncommon.

Kanji

惜pity, be sparing of, frugal

気spirit, mind, air

無nothingness, none, ain't

Similar words

惜おしむ
惜しむ is the verb 'to begrudge' or 'to value highly and be reluctant to part with'; 惜しげなく is the adverbial form meaning 'without begrudging'.
気き前まえよく
気前よく also means 'generously', but emphasizes a cheerful, open-handed disposition, while 惜しげなく focuses on the absence of reluctance or stinginess.

Etymology

Derived from 惜し (stem of 惜しむ, 'to begrudge') + げ (suffix indicating appearance or feeling) + なく (adverbial form of ない). Literally 'without a begrudging appearance'.