See also: げち

Japanese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Shift from 怪事 (keji, "unfortunate event"). Used in the Edo period to mean "a shabby, lowborn individual" before taking on the current sense.[1]

Noun edit

けち or ケチ (kechi

  1. miser
  2. miserliness; stinginess

Adjective edit

けち (kechi-na (adnominal けち (kechi na na), adverbial けち (kechi ni ni))

  1. stingy, miserly
    けちなおやじ
    kechi na oyaji
    a stingy old man

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