Loan words#6,403 most used

ケチる

to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)

HOW IT SOUNDS

Casual

彼かれはお金かねをケチって、駅えきまで歩あるいた。

He was stingy with his money and walked to the station.

written for Tangoya

宿やど代だいをケチって野宿のじゅくしました。

We skimped on the hotel fees and slept outside.

from Tatoeba · mookeee

to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives ケチる this one meaning.

Kind外来語, loan words

Frequency#6,403 most used

Writtenケチる only

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Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium