可惜

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Chinese

 
can; may; able to
can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)
 
pity; regret; rue
pity; regret; rue; begrudge
simp. and trad.
(可惜) 		可 惜

Pronunciation

Adjective

可惜

  1. regrettable; too bad; a pity; a shame
    可惜她在天國，不能與我們團圓。 [MSC, trad.]
    可惜她在天国，不能与我们团圆。 [MSC, simp.]
    Kěxī tā zài tiānguó, bùnéng yǔ wǒmen tuányuán.
    It's a shame she is in heaven and cannot reunite with us.

Synonyms

See also

Japanese

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

Etymology

From 可惜し (atarashi, “regrettable; tragic; precious”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

可惜(あたら) or 可惜(あったら) • (atara or attara) 

  1. (archaic) regrettably; to my great regret
  2. (archaic) unfortunately
  3. (archaic) tragically

Interjection

可惜(あたら) or 可惜(あったら) • (atara or attara) 

  1. alas!

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 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
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