けち

Reading

Kana: けち

Romaji: kechi

Definitions

noun

adj-na

1

stinginess; miserliness; penny-pinching; cheesparing; miser; pinchpenny; skinflint; cheapskate; tightwad; niggard

Note: also 吝嗇

2

shabby; cheap; mangy; poor

3

petty; narrow-minded; quibbling; mean-spirited

4

bad luck; ill omen; glitch

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)はとてもけちだ。

➥He is very stingy with his money.

チップにけちけちしないこと。

➥Don't be mean with the tip.

金持(かねも)ちはけちであることが多(おお)い。

➥The rich are often misers.

なんというけちん坊(ぼう)だ、君(きみ)は。

➥What a miser you are!

金持(かねも)ちかもしれないがけちだ。

➥He may be rich, but he is stingy.

あいつにけちをつけると後(ご)が怖(こわ)い。

➥Anyone who criticizes him is asking for trouble.