- 1. [n, adj-na] stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | りんしょくな | (rinshokuna) |
| Non-past, plain | りんしょくだ | (rinshokuda) |
| Non-past, polite | りんしょくです | (rinshokudesu) |
| Past, plain | りんしょくだった | (rinshokudatta) |
| Past, polite | りんしょくでした | (rinshokudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | りんしょくじゃない | (rinshokujanai) |
| Negative, polite | りんしょくじゃないです | (rinshokujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | りんしょくじゃなかった | (rinshokujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | りんしょくじゃなかったです | (rinshokujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | りんしょくで | (rinshokude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | りんしょくなら | (rinshokunara) |