可惜
Chinese edit
can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) |
pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge | ||
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simp. and trad. (可惜) |
可 | 惜 |
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
可惜
- regrettable; too bad; a pity; a shame
Synonyms edit
See also edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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可 | 惜 |
あたら | |
Grade: 5 | Grade: S |
jukujikun |
Alternative spelling |
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惜 |
Etymology edit
From 可惜し (atarashi, “regrettable; tragic; precious”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) あたら [àtárá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) あったら [àttárá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [a̠ta̠ɾa̠]
- IPA(key): [a̠t̚ta̠ɾa̠]
Adverb edit
- (archaic) regrettably; to my great regret
- (archaic) unfortunately
- (archaic) tragically
Interjection edit
- alas!
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN