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惜しい

ひらがな

おしい

adj

unfortunate, regrettable / a waste, too good for / precious / close; almost; close but no cigar; barely and unfortunately/regrettably missing the mark

ゴールまであと一歩で、本当に惜しい結果になりました。

It was really unfortunate that we were just one step away from the goal.

意味（1）

unfortunate, regrettable

終(お)わってしまうのは本当(ほんとう)に惜(お)しい

owatteshimau no wa hontō ni oshiiit's really a pity that it has ended

意味（2）

close; almost; close but no cigar; barely and unfortunately/regrettably missing the mark

意味（3）

a waste, too good for

説明(せつめい)する時間(じかん)が惜(お)しい

setsumei suru jikan ga oshiithere is little time to explain(literally, “time for explaining is precious”)

意味（4）

precious

惜(お)しいけど仕方(しかた)ない

oshii kedo shikata naiso close! but it can't be helped