Illustration: At a low table in a tidy apartment, a host hugs a large, visibly full tin of rice crackers against his chest. With his other hand, he uses tiny kitchen tongs to place a single broken crumb on his visitor’s empty snack plate.

JLPT N3na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

けち

kechi

stingy

Example sentences

彼かれは自分じぶんのお金かねに関かんしては非常ひじょうにけちだ。
He is very mean with his money.
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彼かれはとてもけちだ。
He is very stingy with his money.
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金持かねもちかもしれないがけちだ。
He may be rich, but he is stingy.
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