けち
See also: げち
Japanese edit
Alternative forms edit
- (uncommon) 吝嗇
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
Adjective edit
けち • (kechi) -na (adnominal けちな (kechi na na), adverbial けちに (kechi ni ni))