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乞食根性 (こじきこんじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

乞こ食じき根こん性じょう

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Meanings

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noun

mercenary spirit; greed; avarice; base nature

A derogatory term for a grasping, money-grubbing mentality; implies a shameless willingness to do anything for personal gain.

あの政せい治じ家かの乞こ食じき根こん性じょうには呆あきれる。
I'm disgusted by that politician's mercenary greed.

彼かれは金かねのためなら何なんでもする乞こ食じき根こん性じょうの持もち主ぬしだ。

He has a base nature that will do anything for money.

Kanji

乞beg, invite, ask
食eat, food
根root, radical, head (pimple)
性sex, gender, nature

Similar words

守しゅ銭せん奴ど
守銭奴 is a miser who hoards money, while 乞食根性 focuses on the shameless, grasping mentality itself.
拝はい金きん主しゅ義ぎ
拝金主義 is a more formal term for money-worship as an ideology, whereas 乞食根性 is a vulgar, personal insult.

Etymology

Compound of 乞食 (beggar) and 根性 (nature, spirit). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term figuratively likens a person's character to that of a shameless beggar.