吝し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
吝
Hyōgaiji

Etymology 1

Adjective

吝(やひさ)し • (yahisashi) ^†-ku

1. stingy
   • 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki, page 69:

     惜悋 上乎之牟 下夜比左之

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Etymology 2

Adjective

吝(やふさ)し • (yafusashi) ^†-ku

1. stingy

Etymology 3

Adjective

吝(やぶさ)し • (yabusashi) ^†-ku

1. stingy
   • 1079, Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi, page 5 (back):

     恡 也不佐之

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Derived terms

• 吝(やぶさ)か (yabusaka)
• 吝(やぶさ)がる (yabusagaru)

References

• Unknown (794) Yoshinori Kobayashi, editor, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (Kojisho Ongi Shūsei) (in Japanese), volume 1, Kyūko Shoin, published 1978, →ISBN.
• Tsukishima, Hiroshi (1079) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 12: Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published 1979, →ISBN.