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

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    • Pitch Accent

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      な-Adjective

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    Examples

    • (ぼく)祖母(そぼ)はとてもケチです。

      My grandmother is really stingy.

      • N4
    • (かれ)はいつも(わたし)行動(こうどう)ケチをつける。

      He always finds fault with my behavior.

      • N4
    • 大阪(おおさか)(ひと)ケチだと()われているが、本当(ほんとう)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(ともだち)のマナミはケチなので、(すこ)しも無駄(むだ)使(づか)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(たいかい)入賞(にゅうしょう)商品(しょうひん)であるはずがない。

      The prize goods for placing in the golf contest are surely not this cheap.

      • N3
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