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    3. 締まり屋

    締まり屋

    締しま​り​屋や

    thrifty person

    KMT10News #45+1Noun, ParticleEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab29 strokes

    締り屋

    しまりや

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    thrifty person, stingy person, tight-fisted person

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    彼かれはかなりの締しまり屋やだ。

    He is quite a thrifty person.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは締しまり屋やなので、無む駄だ遣づかいをしない。

    She is a thrifty person, so she doesn't waste money.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    締しまり屋やであることは、必かならずしも悪わるいことではないが、時ときにはケチと見みなされることもある。

    Being thrifty isn't necessarily a bad thing, but sometimes it can be seen as being stingy.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    締しまり屋やの彼かれは、どんなに小ちいさな出しゅっ費ぴも記き録ろくしている。

    Being a thrifty person, he records even the smallest expenses.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyBusiness & Finance
    締しまり屋やの祖そ母ぼは、いつも古ふるいものを大たい切せつに使つかっていた。

    My thrifty grandmother always cherished and used old things carefully.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyFamily & RelationshipsDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    締
    し.まる・し.まり・し.める・-し.め・-じ.め…(1)
    tighten・tie・shut・lock・fasten
    Kanji
    屋
    や…(2)
    roof・house・shop・dealer・seller
    Kanji
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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