Word Meaning 吝ん坊

しわんぼう shiwambou

吝ん坊 is read as しわんぼう (shiwambou) and means miser.

Meaning

English

  1. miser

Reading

Kana

しわんぼう

Romaji

shiwambou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

赤ん坊

あかんぼ

baby

桜ん坊

さくらんぼ

cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)

本因坊

ほんいんぼう

Hon'inbō

朝寝坊

あさねぼう

late riser

寝坊

ねぼう

late riser

暴れん坊

あばれんぼう

rambunctious kid

甘えん坊

あまえんぼう

wheedling child

小長元坊

こちょうげんぼう

merlin (Falco columbarius)

赤足長元坊

あかあしちょうげんぼう

Amur falcon (Falco amurensis)

姫長元坊

ひめちょうげんぼう

lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)

長元坊

ちょうげんぼう

common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

内教坊

ないきょうぼう

part of the imperial palace where dancing girls were trained (Nara and Heian periods)