N31666/1669

ケチ

nounnoun (generic)な adjectiveadjective (generic)

stinginess, miserliness, penny-pinching, miser, pinchpenny, skinflint, cheapskate, tightwad, niggard
shabby, cheap, mangy, poor, paltry
petty, narrow-minded, mean-spirited, small-minded
bad luck, ill omen, misfortune, jinx

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Example sentences

彼かれはケチで有名ゆうめいだ。

He is famous for being a cheapskate.

そんなケチなことを言いわないでください。

Please don't say such petty things.

ケチをつけるのはやめて、素直すなおに受うけ取とってほしい。

Stop finding fault and just accept it honestly.

あの店みせはサービスがケチで、客きゃくに評判ひょうばんが悪わるい。

That store is stingy with its service and has a bad reputation among customers.

彼女かのじょは自分じぶんにはケチだが、友人ゆうじんには気前きまえよくお金かねを使つかう。

She is stingy with herself, but spends money generously on her friends.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)