Kana: おしむ
Kanji: 惜しむ
Romaji: oshimu

Type: Verb
Meaning: to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant
JLPT level: N1

Example sentences:

私が惜しむのは私の命だろうか。
watashi ga oshimu no wa watashi no inochi darou ka.
Do I regret life?

私が惜しむのは肉体の死ではない。
watashi ga oshimu no wa nikutai no shi dewa nai.
It is not the death of the body I regret.

あなたのイメージ作りや事前に対処すべき問題があれば、わたしたちは協力を惜しまない。
anata no imeeji tsukuri ya jizen ni taisho subeki mondai ga areba, watashitachi wa kyouryoku o oshimanai.
When it comes to protecting your image and dealing with incidents, we’d be willing to help.

彼女の死は、一家には衝撃であり嘆きの種でもあったろうが、心から惜しまれることはないのではあるまいか。
kanojo no shi wa, ikka ni wa shougeki de ari nageki no tane demo attarouga, kokoro kara oshima reru koto wa nai no de wa aru mai ka.
Her death was a shock and a distress, but she would not be passionately regretted.

検屍審問までのあいだ、橋本は、一刻の間も惜しむかのように、絶えず活動をつづけていた。
kenshi shinmon made no aida, hashimoto wa, ikkoku no aida mo oshimu ka no you ni, taezu katsudou o tsuzukete ita.
In the interval before the inquest, Hashimoto was unfailing in his activity.

Meaning in other languages:

Chinese: 爱惜 (àixī)
Korean: 아끼다 (akkida)