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倹約

けんやく

na-adjectivetransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1thrift
2economy
3frugality

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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Kanji in this word

倹Frugal, Economy, Thrifty10 strokes 約Promise, Approximately, Shrink9 strokes

More words with 約

条約じょうやく · treatyN1 制約せいやく · limitationN1 契約けいやく · contractN3 約やく · approximatelyN3 節約せつやく · economizing

Full entry on Jisho

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予約よやく · reservationN4

婚約こんやく · engagementN3

規約きやく · agreementN1

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