気前
Meanings
1
generosity; liberality; openhandedness
Refers to a person's generous, ungrudging nature, especially with money or favors. Often used in phrases like 気前がいい or 気前よく.
He is generous, so he often treats his friends.
He generously made a donation.
Usage patterns
- 気前が悪いto be stingy, ungenerous
He's stingy and never treats anyone to anything.
- 〈人〉に気前よく〈物〉をおごるto generously treat someone to something
The president generously treated the employees to a meal.