いせこじき
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine
2. successful but stingy merchants from Ise
Pitch accent
い
せこ
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Composed of
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
beggar; begging
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites); (lit.) robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise