けちん坊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
坊
ぼう Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
けちんぼう けちんぼ 吝嗇ん坊

Etymology

From けち (kechi) + ん坊(ぼう) (-nbō).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けちんぼー [kèchíꜜǹbòò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) けちんぼー [kéꜜchìǹbòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) けちんぼ [kèchíꜜǹbò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) けちんぼ [kéꜜchìǹbò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞t͡ɕĩmbo̞ː]
• IPA^(key): [ke̞t͡ɕĩmbo̞ː]
• IPA^(key): [ke̞t͡ɕĩmbo̞]
• IPA^(key): [ke̞t͡ɕĩmbo̞]

Noun

けちん坊(ぼう) • (kechinbō) 

1. miser, cheapskate

Synonyms

• 吝(しわ)ん坊(ぼう) (shiwanbō)