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倹

倹 — frugal, economy, thrifty

On
ケン
Kun
つましい, つづまやか
Strokes
10
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 倹

  • 倹約けんやくthrift; economy; frugalityCommon

    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.

  • 倹約家けんやくかthrifty person; frugal person; economizerRare

    彼はけちとは言わないまでも倹約家だ。
    He is thrifty, not to say stingy.

  • 倹約令けんやくれいlaws regulating expenditures; sumptuary edicts; thrift ordinanceRare
  • 質素倹約しっそけんやく(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and savingRare
  • 倹けんeconomizing; thriftiness; prudence; frugalityRare
  • 倹しいつましいthrifty; frugal; economicalRare
  • 勤倹きんけんindustry; diligence; frugalityRare
  • 勤倹の風きんけんのふうcustom (habit) of diligence and thriftRare
  • 勤倹貯蓄きんけんちょちくthrift and savingRare
  • 勤倹力行きんけんりっこうwork hard and practice frugalityRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 14 words that use 倹.

  • 倹約 けんやく thrift; economy; frugality
  • 倹約家 けんやくか thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
  • 倹約令 けんやくれい laws regulating expenditures; sumptuary edicts; thrift ordinance
  • 質素倹約 しっそけんやく (practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
  • 倹 けん economizing; thriftiness; prudence; frugality

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