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惜しむ is an exact match with one form of the following word:
惜しむ
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Reading : おしむ   
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be frugal; to be sparing
2. to value; to hold dear
3. to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
4. to be unwilling; to be reluctant
5. to avoid wasting
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 101,458 which gives a rank of 5,877
惜しむ is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 88,000 (about 2,670,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5106 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 15415
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 24 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
かれ
すんか
寸暇
しんで
べんきょう
勉強
した

He studied without wasting a moment.
かのじょ
彼女
ろう
しまず
くうこう
空港
ゆうじん
友人
むか
った

She took the trouble to meet her friend at the airport.
かれ
しんで
あま
あるもの
We cannot grieve over his death too deeply.
おしむ
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 131,000 (about 789,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 24 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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愛しむ
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Reading : おしむ   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 160,000 (about 490,000 results)
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吝しむ
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Reading : おしむ   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 251,000 (about 9,170 results)
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セキ   おしい regrettable, precious, wasteful   おしむ to regret, value; to be frugal   
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セキ   シャク   ancient; old   むかし ancient   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
キョウ   とも together   
heart
アイ    love   
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go
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cover; covered   
シン   こころ heart   
つめ claw; fingernail   
リン   しわ miserly, stingy   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ブン   モン    literature   ふみ a letter   
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