This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

突慳貪

突っ慳貪

Reading

Kana: つっけんどん
Romaji: tsukkendon
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

blunt; curt; brusque

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
Readings: ケン、 カン、 おし.む
Meanings: regret, stinginess
Readings: タン、 トン、 むさぼ.る
Meanings: covet, indulge in

Example Sentences

そんなに()っけんどんにしてなんの(とく)があるのか。
➥How can you benefit by being so unpleasant?
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ジョーンズ夫人(ふじん)電話口(でんわぐち)でよく(おっと)秘書(ひしょ)につっけんどんになる。
➥Mrs. Jones is often unpleasant to her husband's secretary over the phone.
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