けち
N3 kechi
- stinginess
- miser
- miserliness
nounな-adjective
Chinese meanings
吝啬;小气
Examples
- 彼はけちで、お金を使いたがらない。He is stingy and does not like spending money.他很吝啬,不愿意花钱。
- そんなけちなことを言わないで。Do not say something so petty.别说这么小气的话。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('3480dbdcdb'); // けち
{
"id": "3480dbdcdb",
"word": "けち",
"reading": "けち",
"romaji": "kechi",
"meanings": [
"stinginess",
"miser",
"miserliness"
],
"level": "N3",
"pos": [
"n",
"adj-na"
],
"jmdict_id": 2234080,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "彼はけちで、お金を使いたがらない。",
"en": "He is stingy and does not like spending money."
},
{
"ja": "そんなけちなことを言わないで。",
"en": "Do not say something so petty."
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "19f33fdd6c639c560628957a888fcb2f448acdc862f33b865f6ea9ae728f04fa",
"meanings": [
"吝啬",
"小气"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "彼はけちで、お金を使いたがらない。",
"zh": "他很吝啬,不愿意花钱。"
},
{
"ja": "そんなけちなことを言わないで。",
"zh": "别说这么小气的话。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n3/3480dbdcdb",
"JMdict ent_seq 2234080; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "0dcba0777bd673d4931b2797fa566e0feabdc13dd11552a1ab14ec2bf1e42433"
}
}