吝し

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
吝
Hyōgaiji

Etymology 1

Adjective

吝(やひさ)し • (yahisashi) †-ku

  1. stingy

Etymology 2

Adjective

吝(やふさ)し • (yafusashi) †-ku

  1. stingy

Etymology 3

Adjective

吝(やぶさ)し • (yabusashi) †-ku

  1. stingy
Derived terms

References

  • Unknown (794) Yoshinori Kobayashi, editor, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (Kojisho Ongi Shūsei) (in Japanese), volume 1, Kyūko Shoin, published 1978, →ISBN.
  • Tsukishima, Hiroshi (1079) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 12: Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published 1979, →ISBN.
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