Vocabulary

What does 倹約 (けんやく, ken'yaku) mean?

倹約 (けんやく, ken'yaku) means thrift, frugality.

Quick facts
Reading	けんやく
Romaji	ken'yaku
Part of speech	noun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

倹約けんやく

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonken'yaku

thrift, frugality

Example sentences

彼女(かのじょ)は倹約家(けんやくか)で無駄遣(むだづか)いをしない。
She is thrifty and doesn't spend wastefully.
老後(ろうご)のために倹約(けんやく)を心(こころ)がけている。
I am mindful of being thrifty for my old age.