倹約 (けんやく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

倹約 (けんやく) means thrift / frugality / saving money.

See example sentences below.

倹約 at a glance

倹約

けんやくken'yaku

N1noun

thrift / frugality / saving money

倹約けんやくken'yakuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

thrift / frugality / saving money

Example 1

倹約して無駄遣いを減らす。

Translation

Practice thrift to reduce wasteful spending.

Example 2

彼は倹約家で貯金が多い。

Translation

He is frugal and has many savings.