frugal, economy, thrifty
On'yomi (音読み)
- ケン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- つま.しい
- つづまやか
About this kanji
The kanji 倹 means to be frugal or thrifty. It is often used in contexts related to saving or managing resources wisely, making it more common as a noun. Some common compounds include 倹約 (けんやく), which means thrift or economical lifestyle; 勤倹 (きんけん), meaning diligence or industry; and 節倹 (せっけん), which refers to the practice of economy or saving. This kanji emphasizes the virtues of modesty and careful spending, highlighting the importance of living within one’s means. A useful note is that while being frugal is generally positive, excessive frugality may be seen as stinginess in some contexts.
Example sentences
倹約は将来のために大切だ。
Frugality is important for the future.
Meanings across languages
- English
- frugal, economy, thrifty
- Tiếng Việt
- tiết kiệm, kinh tế, thận trọng
- 日本語
- 倹約, 経済, 務める
- 한국어
- 절약하다, 경제, 검소
- 中文
- 节俭, 经济, 节约
- id
- hemat, ekonomi
- th
- ประหยัด, ภาวะเศรษฐกิจ
- es
- frugal, economía
- fr
- économe, frugal
- de
- sparsam, Wirtschaft, sparsam
- pt
- frugal, economia
Common compounds
- 倹約けんやくthrift, economy, frugality
- 勤倹きんけんindustry, diligence, frugality
- 倹素けんそeconomical and simple
- 節倹せっけんeconomy, thrift
- 恭倹きょうけんrespectfulness and modesty, deference
- 倹吝けんりんgreedy and stingy
- 倹しいつましいthrifty, frugal, economical
- 倹約家けんやくかthrifty person, frugal person, economizer
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