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倹約
けんやく
N1
na-adjective
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
thrift
2
economy
3
frugality
Example sentence
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.
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Mine a sentence — saw 倹約 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
倹
Frugal, Economy, Thrifty
10 strokes
約
Promise, Approximately, Shrink
9 strokes
More words with
約
契約
けいやく ·
contract
N3
条約
じょうやく ·
treaty
N1
約束
やくそく ·
arrangement
N4
公約
こうやく ·
public commitment
予約
よやく ·
reservation
N4
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制約
せいやく ·
limitation
N1
婚約
こんやく ·
engagement
N3
解約
かいやく ·
cancellation of a contract
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