greedy and stingy
Obsolete term describing a person who is both covetous and miserly. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by expressions like 欲張りでけち or 貪欲で吝嗇.
In old documents, the expression 'a greedy and stingy person' can be found.
Literary/formal word for 'stingy'; closer in register but still used occasionally, unlike the obsolete 倹吝.
Obsolete kanji form; the word itself is obsolete. 倹吝 is the more common of the two rare spellings.
Variant kanji form, also obsolete.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 倹 (thrifty) and 吝 (stingy) combine to express the meaning. The variant 慳吝 uses 慳 (also meaning stingy).