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吝嗇

吝嗇

See also: 吝啬

Chinese

stingy stingy
trad. (吝嗇)
simp. (吝啬)

Adjective

吝嗇

  1. stingy; miserly

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Adjectival noun

吝嗇 (-na inflection, hiragana りんしょく, romaji rinshoku)

  1. stingy

Inflection

Noun

吝嗇 (hiragana りんしょく, romaji rinshoku)

  1. miserliness, stinginess
  2. miser

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

吝嗇 (insaek) (hangeul 인색)

  1. Hanja form? of 인색, “miserliness, stinginess”.