stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
Describes a person or behavior that is extremely reluctant to spend money; often used as a noun or na-adjective. Compare with ケチ, which is more colloquial.
See also: ケチ
I'm amazed at his stinginess.
Not a single yen comes out of a miserly person.
miser; skinflint; stingy person
Standard kanji spelling for stinginess/miserliness.
Search-only variant; not commonly used in modern writing.
The kanji 吝 and 嗇 both carry meanings related to stinginess and miserliness. The exact historical derivation of the compound is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with these meanings.