可惜し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あたら
Grade: 5 Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
惜し

Etymology

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1] Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *atarasi. Cognate with Proto-Ryukyuan *atarasi (whence Okinawan 可惜しゃん (atarashan) and Yonaguni 新さん (atarasan, new)).

Adjective

可惜(あたら) (atarashi) -shiku

  1. (archaic) regrettable; regretful
  2. (archaic) unfortunate
  3. (archaic) tragic
  4. (archaic) precious; valuable

Conjugation

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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