けち (kechi)
stinginess, miser, miserliness, skinflint, tightwad, niggard, pinching pennies
- JLPT N1
- Pitch 1
Meaning
吝嗇 (けち, kechi) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “stinginess, miser, miserliness, skinflint, tightwad, niggard, pinching pennies”.
Example sentences 11
彼は金持ちだけど、けちね。
He is rich but stingy.
彼はとてもけちだ。
He is very stingy with his money.
金持ちかもしれないがけちだ。
He may be rich, but he is stingy.
金持ちはけちであることが多い。
The rich are often misers.
下手な職人は道具にけちをつける。
A bad workman blames his tools.
あいつにけちをつけると後が怖い。
Anyone who criticizes him is asking for trouble.
富があるにもかかわらず、彼はけちだ。
Despite all his wealth, he is stingy.
彼はけちとは言わないまでも倹約家だ。
He is thrifty, not to say stingy.
彼は自分のお金に関しては非常にけちだ。
He is very mean with his money.
僕がけちだといったことを取り消しなさい。
Take back what you said about me being stingy.
他人のやることにけちをつけるのは簡単である。
It is easy to find fault with the work of others.