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State & Condition

けちけち

kechi-kechi

Being stingy; penny-pinching

Being stingy and penny-pinching over every little amount.

💡A friend who won't share — 'Don't be so kechi-kechi!'

Example

けちけちしないでおごってよ。

Don't be so kechi-kechi stingy — treat me!

Quiz yourself

He's always ___ about splitting the bill.

○○しないでおごってよ。

stingycheappenny-pinchingmoney
Intermediate