けち
けち
noun / na-adjective
stingy, miser
1.
stingy, miserly, cheap
Being unwilling to spend money; a person who is tight with money.
けちな人
A stingy person.
彼はけちだ。
He is stingy.
そんなけちなことを言わないで、もう少し出してよ。
Don't be so stingy—chip in a little more.
2.
petty, trivial
Being small-minded or making a fuss over small things.
けちをつける。
To find fault with; to nitpick.
[Note: Fixed expression meaning to criticize]
人の仕事にけちをつけるのはやめてくれ。
Stop finding fault with other people's work.
せっかくの旅行にけちがついてしまった。
Our long-awaited trip was spoiled.
[Note: けちがつく = something goes wrong, bad luck attaches]
けち describes stinginess or pettiness.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- けちな人 (stingy person)
- けちをつける (to find fault, nitpick)
- けちくさい (cheap-looking, petty)
USAGE:
- As noun: 彼はけちだ
- As na-adjective: けちな〜
SIMILAR WORDS:
- けち: stingy (casual, slightly negative)
- 倹約: frugal (positive connotation)
- 吝嗇: miserly (formal, literary)