"けち" meaning in All languages combined

See けち on Wiktionary

Adjective [Japanese]

IPA: [ke̞t͡ɕi] Forms: kechi [romanization], けちな [adnominal], けちに [adverbial]
Etymology: Shift from 怪事 (keji, “unfortunate event”). Used in the Edo period to mean "a shabby, lowborn individual" before taking on the current sense. Head templates: {{ja-adj|infl=na}} けち • (kechi) -na (adnominal けちな (kechi na), adverbial けちに (kechi ni))
  1. stingy, miserly
    Sense id: en-けち-ja-adj-K1ur~hzE

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ke̞t͡ɕi] Forms: けち [canonical], ケチ [canonical], kechi [romanization]
Etymology: Shift from 怪事 (keji, “unfortunate event”). Used in the Edo period to mean "a shabby, lowborn individual" before taking on the current sense. Head templates: {{ja-noun|ケチ}} けち or ケチ • (kechi)
  1. miser
    Sense id: en-けち-ja-noun-OUPw9Q8Q
  2. miserliness; stinginess
    Sense id: en-けち-ja-noun-ZIevjg8A Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 94 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 5 3 92 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 5 3 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 4 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 94

Alternative forms

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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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  "etymology_text": "Shift from 怪事 (keji, “unfortunate event”). Used in the Edo period to mean \"a shabby, lowborn individual\" before taking on the current sense.",
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    },
    {
      "form": "けちに",
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      "tags": [
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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese な-na adjectives",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "form": "けち",
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        "canonical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ケチ",
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese な-na adjectives",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "けちに",
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        "adverbial"
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[ke̞t͡ɕi]"
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Download raw JSONL data for けち meaning in All languages combined (2.4kB)

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