倹

音読おんよみ: ケン

訓読くんよみ: つましい

画数かくすう: 10

部首ぶしゅ: にんべん(亻)

Meaning

Frugal / Economical / Thrifty

  • 倹約けんやく — frugality; saving money; being economical
  • 倹約家けんやくか — a thrifty person; someone who lives frugally
  • 勤倹きんけん — diligence and frugality
  • 質素倹約しっそけんやく — a simple and frugal lifestyle
  • けん — plain and modest; not luxurious

倹 is a phono-semantic character. The left side is the “person” radical, and the right side comes from a phonetic element that also appears in words about gathering or managing. Together they suggest a person who manages resources carefully — cutting waste, saving what can be saved, and living within their means.

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