つっけんどん

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Meanings

na-adjective

blunt; curt; brusque

usually written using kana alone

Describes a manner or attitude that is short, unfriendly, and lacking warmth. Often used for speech or behavior that feels dismissive or cold.

彼かれのつっけんどんな返へん事じに傷きずついた。
I was hurt by his curt reply.
店てん員いんの態たい度どがつっけんどんで、感かんじが悪わるかった。
The clerk's attitude was brusque and unpleasant.

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Kanji

突stab, protruding, thrust
慳regret, stinginess
貪covet, indulge in

Related words

無ぶ愛あい想そうN1
つっけんどん describes a curt, brusque way of speaking or acting in a specific moment, while 無愛想 describes a person's generally cold, unsociable manner.
そっけないN1
つっけんどん emphasizes a rough, snappish tone of speech, whereas 素っ気ない focuses more on emotional distance and lack of warmth.

Written forms

つっけんどんUsage85%
Usually written in kana. The kanji forms 突慳貪 and 突っ慳貪 are rare and not commonly used.
突つっ慳けん貪どんUsage10%
Rare kanji spelling; the word is normally written in kana.
突つっ慳けん貪どんUsage2%
Rare kanji spelling with inserted small tsu; the word is normally written in kana.
ツッケンドンUsage2%

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The kanji 慳貪 (kendon) means 'greedy' or 'stingy', but the connection to the meaning 'blunt' is unclear. The word is thought to be a sound-symbolic formation with the prefix つっ (tsu') adding emphasis.