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倹 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: ケン  ·  Kunyomi: つづまやか, つま.しい  ·  Meanings: economy, frugal, thrifty

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Unicode: 5039 Strokes: 10
JLPT N1
Meanings
economy, frugal, thrifty
Onyomi
ケン
Kunyomi
つづまやか, つま.しい
Name Readings
JLPT
N1
Grade
8
Frequency
-
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
けん economizing, thriftiness, prudence, frugality Noun
倹約 けんやく thrift, economy, frugality common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
倹約家 けんやくか thrifty person, frugal person, economizer Noun
倹しい つましい thrifty, frugal, economical I-adjective (keiyoushi)
倹約令 けんやくれい laws regulating expenditures, sumptuary edicts, thrift ordinance Noun
倹吝 けんりん greedy and stingy Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
倹素 けんそ economical and simple Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
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