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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

けち

N3
kechi
  1. stinginess
  2. miser
  3. 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"
  }
}