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倹約けんやく

ken'yaku

thrift, economy, frugality

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Example sentence

彼は倹約家だ。

He is an economizer.

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Kanji in 倹約

economy, frugal, thrifty

promise, approximately, shrink

Sentences with 倹約

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
予約	N4	よやく	よやくreservation
約束	N4	やくそく	やくそくarrangement, appointment, promise
約	N3	やく	やくapproximately, about, some
契約	N3	けいやく	けいやくcontract, compact, agreement
婚約	N3	こんやく	こんやくengagement, betrothal
節約	N3	せつやく	せつやくeconomizing, saving
条約	N1	じょうやく	じょうやくtreaty, pact
規約	N1	きやく	きやくagreement, rules, code

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
様	さま	さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
覚え	おぼえ	おぼえmemory, sense, experience
主	しゅ	しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role)
無意味	むいみ	むいみnonsense, no meaning
詳細	しょうさい	しょうさいdetail, particulars
一面	いちめん	いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere)
作り	つくり	つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り)
種	しゅ	しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind)

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