けちん坊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
坊
ぼう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
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) or けちん坊(ぼ) • (kechinbō or kechinbo) 

  1. miser, cheapskate

Synonyms

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