How to say stingy in Japanese

しわいshiwai《吝い》 Inflection

adjective:

  • stingy; cheap; very frugal

Example Sentences

「うちのuchino愛妻aisaiがgaケチKECHIでdeさーsa-」「のろけてるnoroketeru？愚痴ってるguchitteru？」
"My wonderful wife is so stingy that ..." "You boasting? Or complaining?"
僕bokuがgaけちkechiだdaとtoいったittaことkotoをwo取り消しtorikeshiなさいnasai。
Take back what you said about me being a tightwad.
富tomiがgaあるaruにもかかわらずnimokakawarazu、彼kareはhaけちkechiだda。
Despite all his wealth, he is stingy.
彼女kanojoはhaけちkechiとto言わないiwanaiまでもmademo倹約家ken'yakukaだda。
She is frugal, not to say stingy.
彼女kanojoはhaけちkechiとはtoha言わないiwanaiまでもmademo、とてもtotemoつましいtsumashii。
She is very frugal, not to say stingy.

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