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JLPT N3suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

節せつ約やく

setsuyaku

to save money, time or resources

Example sentences

  1. この主要道路しゅようどうろのお陰かげでずいぶん時間じかんが節約せつやくできる。

    This highway saves us a lot of time.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 自分じぶんで服ふくを作つくったら節約せつやくになりますよ。

    If you make your own clothes, it will save you money.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 水みずを節約せつやくして下ください。

    Please use the water with economy.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 節約

  • 節node; seasonOnセツ・セチKunふし・のっと
  • 約promise; approximatelyOnヤクKunつづまる・つづめる・つづまやか

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