吝し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
吝
Hyōgai

Etymology 1

Adjective

吝(やひさ)し • (yahisashi) ^†-ku

stingy
- 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki, page 69:
  惜悋上乎之牟下夜比左之
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Etymology 2

Adjective

吝(やふさ)し • (yafusashi) ^†-ku

stingy

Etymology 3

Adjective

吝(やぶさ)し • (yabusashi) ^†-ku

stingy
- 1079, Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi, page 5 (back):
  恡 也不佐之
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Derived terms

吝(やぶさ)か (yabusaka)
吝(やぶさ)がる (yabusagaru)

References

Unknown (794) Yoshinori Kobayashi, editor, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (Kojisho Ongi Shūsei) (in Japanese), volume 1, Kyūko Shoin, published 1978, →ISBN.
Tsukishima, Hiroshi (1079) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 12: Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published 1979, →ISBN.