おしい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おしい – see the following entry.

【惜しい】 [adjective] unfortunate, regrettable [adjective] a waste, too good for [adjective] precious [adjective] close; almost; close but no cigar; barely and unfortunately/regrettably missing the mark

(This term, おしい (oshī), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)