じき
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine
2. successful but stingy merchants from Ise
Kanji used
Italy
vigor
beg
eat
Pitch accent
せこ
じき
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