Illustration: At a low table in a tidy Japanese apartment, a woman repairs the worn elbow of an otherwise sound cardigan. A matching patch is already pinned in place, and a small sewing tin sits open beside her.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

倹けん約やく

ken'yaku

thrift, frugality

Example sentences

倹約けんやくするのも大おおいに結構けっこうだが、彼かれは極端きょくたんである。
It is all very well to be frugal; but he goes too far.
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収入しゅうにゅうが低ひくいと倹約けんやくせざるを得えなくなる。
A small income obliges us to thrift.
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家いえの支払しはらいのため僕ぼくらは倹約けんやくしなければならないだろう。
To make our house payments, we’re going to have to tighten our belts.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 倹約

倹frugal; economyOnケンKunつましい・つづまやか
約promise; approximatelyOnヤクKunつづまる・つづめる・つづまやか

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