Kanken 1

Meaning

Kanji 吝

miserly

miserly, sparing, stingy

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
おし.むしわ.いやぶさ.か
Onyomi 音読み
リン
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
7
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
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Related vocabulary

Showing 12 common entries

Showing 12 of 12 entries that include this kanji.

惜しむ

おしむ

to be frugal

ケチ臭い

けちくさい

shabby

吝い

しわい

stingy

吝か

やぶさか

reluctant

吝かでない

やぶさかでない

ready (to do)

吝ん坊

しわんぼう

miser

吝嗇

りんしょく

stinginess

吝嗇家

りんしょくか

miser

悋気

りんき

jealousy

倹吝

けんりん

greedy and stingy

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼はお金にいことで有名だ。

He is famous for being very stingy with money.

助けを求めても、彼はいつもい。

Even when asked for help, he is always stingy.

彼女は褒め言葉をまない。

She is not sparing with praise.

時間をんで説明を省いてはいけない。

You should not spare time to the point of skipping the explanation.

彼は食べ物を人に分けるのをんだ。

He was reluctant to share food with others.