# 嗇 — Miserly

Frequency rank 2570 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 庖 (Kitchen), less common than 晏 (Late).

- On’yomi: しょく、しき
- Kun’yomi: おしむ、やぶさか
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level XX of XX

In words:

- 吝嗇 けち — stinginess;miser;miserliness;skinflint;tightwad;niggard;pinching pennies

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