締しまり屋や

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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

thrifty person; stingy person; tight-fisted person

Describes someone who is careful with money, ranging from frugal to miserly depending on context. Often carries a slightly negative nuance of being overly tight with money.

彼かれは締しまり屋やで、いつも一いち番ばん安やすいものを買かう。
He is a thrifty person and always buys the cheapest things.
あの締しまり屋やの社しゃ長ちょうは、社しゃ員いんにコーヒーすらおごらない。
That stingy boss won't even treat his employees to coffee.

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Kanji

締tighten, tie, shut
屋roof, house, shop

Related words

けち
けち is a more direct and colloquial term for stingy or miserly, often used as an adjective or noun. 締まり屋 is slightly more euphemistic and can imply simple frugality.
倹けん約やく家か
倹約家 is a more formal and positive term for a frugal or thrifty person, emphasizing wise saving rather than stinginess.

Built from

締しまり+屋や

Written forms

締しまり屋やUsage67%
Standard kanji spelling; the 屋 suffix indicates a person with a certain trait.
締しまり屋やUsage33%
Variant spelling without the okurigana ま; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 締まり (しまり, 'tightness, frugality') and 屋 (や, suffix for a person with a certain trait). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period to describe a person who is tight with money.