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倹吝 (けんりん) — greedy and stingy | Kumi Dictionary

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倹吝

倹吝

倹けん吝りん

greedy and stingy

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology17 strokes

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慳吝

けんりん

Noun, Adjective

1.

greedy and stingy

obsolete term

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Kanji that make up this word

つま.しい・つづまやか…(1)

frugal・economy・thrifty

しわ.い・やぶさ.か・おし.む…(1)

miserly・stingy・sparing

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