けん
倹
やく
約

noun, takes する, transitive verb, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. thrift, economy, frugality.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
倹
やく
約
 倹約 けんやく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

frugal, economy, thrifty
ケン　つま.しい　つづまやか (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
all(僉) variant
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
center, middle
オウ　あきら　え (3rd, N2)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
promise, approximately, shrink
ヤク　つづ.まる　つづま.やか (4th, N3)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
シャク (N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)