Grow with Kitty

けち

kechi

less common

English

stingy, miserly

नेपाली

कन्जुस

Examples

  1. 兄あにはけちで、何なにもおごってくれません。

    My older brother is stingy and never treats me to anything.

  2. 節約せつやくはいいですが、けちになってはいけません。

    Saving money is good, but you shouldn't become stingy.

  3. 経費けいひを削けずるあまり、けちな会社かいしゃだと思おもわれては困こまります。

    We don't want to cut costs so much that people think we're a stingy company.

How to write it

This word is written in kana only — no kanji to draw.

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