惜おしむ

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

regret; lament

Feeling sorry about a loss, parting, or missed opportunity. Often used with nouns like 別れ (farewell) or 死 (death).

• 友ともとの別わかれを惜おしんだ。

  I regretted parting with my friend.

• 彼かれの死しを惜おしむ声こえが多おおく聞きかれた。

  Many voices lamented his death.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

be reluctant (to do); be unwilling

Hesitation or unwillingness to do something, often because it involves effort, cost, or loss. Commonly used in the pattern 〜を惜しまない (not to spare/grudge ~).

• 彼かれは努ど力りょくを惜おしまない。

  He spares no effort.

• 協きょう力りょくを惜おしむつもりはない。

  I have no intention of being reluctant to cooperate.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

value; prize; hold dear

To treasure something and be unwilling to lose or waste it. Often used for abstract things like time, talent, or relationships.

• 彼かの女じょはわずかな時じ間かんも惜おしんで練れん習しゅうした。

  She treasured every moment and practiced.

• 才さい能のうを惜おしんで使つかわないのはもったいない。

  It's a waste to hold your talent dear and not use it.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

love; cherish

Archaic sense, often written as 愛しむ. Expresses deep affection or cherishing, now largely replaced by 愛する or 大切にする.

• 古こ歌かには、子こを惜おしむ母ははの心こころが詠よまれている。

  The old poem expresses a mother's heart cherishing her child.