Word details

倹約

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 倹約.

Dictionary

Entry

倹約んやくNoun~な Adj.Transitive~する VerbFreq #37379
1

thrift; economy; frugality

Examples
彼は金をためるため何年間もけちけち倹約した。
He pinched and scraped for many years to save money.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

frugal, economy, thrifty

10 strokesFrequency 2,479JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケン

Kun

つま.しいつづまやか

promise, approximately, shrink

9 strokesFrequency 94JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ヤク

Kun

つづ.まるつづ.めるつづま.やか

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