Word
倹約
けんやく
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CommonJLPT N1
Meanings
- Noun · Suru verb · Transitive · Na-adjective
thrift; economy; frugality
In Spanish
economizar; ahorrar; ahorro; economía; frugalidad; reserva
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼女はけちと言わないまでも倹約家だ。
She is frugal, not to say stingy.
Ella es un tanto frugal, por no decir tacaña.
Tatoeba #92922(opens in a new tab)家の支払いのため僕らは倹約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.
Para llegar a los pagos de nuestra casa, vamos a tener que apretarnos el cinturón.
Tatoeba #187040(opens in a new tab)収入が低いと倹約せざるを得なくなる。
A small income obliges us to thrift.
Tatoeba #148285(opens in a new tab)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.
Tatoeba #108223(opens in a new tab)