けち
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See also: げち
Japanese[edit]
Alternative spelling |
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吝嗇 (uncommon) |
Etymology[edit]
Shift from 怪事 (keji, “unfortunate event”). Used in the Edo period to mean "a shabby, lowborn individual" before taking on the current sense.[1]
Noun[edit]
Adjective[edit]
けち • (kechi) -na (adnominal けちな (kechi na na), adverbial けちに (kechi ni ni))