also: けちんぼ
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
A derogatory term for a stingy person who hates spending money. Often used in casual or critical contexts. Can also be used as a na-adjective (e.g., けちん坊な人).
He's such a cheapskate; he won't even treat his friends to a coffee.
Don't be so stingy; why not donate a little?
Common kanji-kana mixed spelling. The kanji 坊 is a suffix for people, often with a derogatory or familiar nuance.
Shortened colloquial variant. Common in casual speech.
Kana spelling is common and; usually written in kana.
Rare ateji spelling using 吝嗇 (miserly). Not commonly used; learners should recognize it but use けちん坊 or kana.
Katakana spelling of the shortened form, often used for emphasis or in informal writing.
Derived from けち (stingy) + ん坊 (suffix for a person with a certain trait, often derogatory). The ん is a euphonic insertion. The kanji 吝嗇 is ateji for けち, and 坊 means 'boy' or 'fellow'.