吝し

吝し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
吝
Hyōgaiji

Adjective

吝し (hiragana やひさし, rōmaji yahisashi)

1. stingy
   • 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 69)

     惜悋 上乎之牟 下夜比左之

Adjective

吝し (hiragana やふさし, rōmaji yafusashi)

1. stingy

Adjective

吝し (hiragana やぶさし, rōmaji yabusashi)

1. stingy
   • 1079, Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi (page 5 (back))

     恡 也不佐之

Derived terms

• 吝か (yabusaka)
• 吝がる (yabusagar-)

References

• Yoshinori Kobayashi, Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 1: Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (in Japanese), Kyūko Shoin (published 1978; original text from 794), →ISBN.
• Tsukishima, Hiroshi (1079) Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 12: Konkōmyō Saishōōkyō Ongi (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Kyūko Shoin, published 1979, →ISBN.