惜 close but no cigar

(leftheart) + 昔 (long ago) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO

Onyomi

SEKI

Mnemonic

Long ago, I lost my heart in a tragic affair. I came so close to getting the SEXY woman of my dreams, which makes it all the more regrettable.

Kunyomi

お*しい close! Not as in, "Godzilla is close to Ultraman's size". Close, as in you throw a ball to a little kid and he drops it and you are like 'That was close! Almost!' 1/2 KANA
★★☆☆☆
お*しむ to regret something, to have a little grudge about it.
★☆☆☆☆

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
怪 suspicious TAKE A DUMP
惜 close but no cigar HELLBUNNY

I'm suspicious that your mom was the one who TOOK A DUMP on the lawn.

I tried to catch the HELLBUNNY but no cigar!!

Meaning Hint Radical
憎 detest HORNY
惜 close but no cigar HELLBUNNY

When you get HORNY, you detest the BUNNIES that tell you close but no cigar! You got dissed, player!