Vocab Info
N4 な-Adjective
ケチ
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
Details
Pitch Accent
ケ
チ
Dictionary Top 4,400
Word Type
な-Adjective
単語の書類
形容動詞
Examples
僕の祖母はとてもケチです。
My grandmother is really stingy.
- N4
彼はいつも私の行動にケチをつける。
He always finds fault with my behavior.
- N4
大阪の人はケチだと言われているが、本当なのだろうか?
It is said that people from Osaka are stingy, but I wonder if it is true?
- N4
友達のマナミはケチなので、少しも無駄使いをしません。
Since my friend Manami is a penny pincher, she wont waste money even a little.
- N3
こんなケチなグッズがゴルフ大会の入賞商品であるはずがない。
The prize goods for placing in the golf contest are surely not this cheap.
- N3
Get more example sentences!
Premium users get access to 12 example sentences on all Grammar Points.