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けち
Kanji
吝嗇
Noun
Japanese Meaning
守銭奴 / けち; けち
Easy Japanese Meaning
おかねやものをだしたがらないひと、またはそのようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
吝啬；小气 / 小气鬼；守财奴
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
吝嗇 / 小氣 / 吝嗇鬼
Korean Meaning
구두쇠 / 인색함 / 째째함
Indonesian
orang pelit (si kikir) / kekikiran (kebakhilan)
Vietnamese Meaning
kẻ keo kiệt; bủn xỉn / tính keo kiệt; sự bủn xỉn
Tagalog Meaning
kuripot (taong sobrang tipid at ayaw gumastos) / kakuriputan; pagkakuripot
Sense（1）
miser
Sense（2）
miserliness; stinginess
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He was such a miser that he refused even to reach for food at the New Year's banquet, and although everyone else had gathered, he wouldn't contribute a single penny.
He was such a miser that he refused even to reach for food at the New Year's banquet, and although everyone else had gathered, he wouldn't contribute a single penny.
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彼は正月の宴席でも自分の皿に箸を伸ばすことすら拒むほどのけちで、皆が集まっているのに一銭も出そうとしなかった。
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