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ケチる
Frequency rank:
25,089. – 25,240.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
colloquialism
see also
ケチ
Forms
ケチる
Frequency rank:
25,089. – 25,240.
けちる
Generated definitions
(experimental)
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
This word is used when someone is not willing to spend money or resources and tries to save as much as possible.
かれ
彼
は
いつも
けちって
ケチって
ばかり
で
、
ともだち
友達
と
いっしょに
一緒に
がいしょく
外食
に
いく
行く
の
を
いやがる
嫌がる
。
He is always stingy and reluctant to go out for a meal with friends.
さいきん
最近
、
せいかつひ
生活費
を
けちっている
ケチっている
の
で
、
がいしょく
外食
は
しばらく
がまん
我慢
している
。
I have been skimping on living expenses lately, so I am refraining from dining out for a while.
Example sentences
1 result
1.
やどだい
宿代
を
けちって
ケチって
のじゅく
野宿
しました
。
We skimped on the hotel fees and slept outside.
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