けち

けち · kechi · JLPT N3 · noun

miser

🪙 Kechi sounds like ketchup: a miser who won't share the ketchup

けち (kechi) means stingy, or a stingy person. Say it like the start of ketchup, then remember the line: the kechi friend keeps the ketchup bottle to himself. People often use けち! on its own to mean 'Cheapskate!'

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