“Economizing” or “Thriftiness” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “倹”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “倹” means “Frugality”, “Economizing” or “Scrimping and saving” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “倹”
Jouyou Kanji “倹” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 10 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | けん(ken) |
| Kun-Yomi | つづま(やか)(tsuduma(yaka)) |
| つま(しい)(tsuma(shii)) | |
| Meanings | Modest, Humble |
| Scarce, Scanty, Few, Short |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “倹”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 倹素(けんそ-ke n so) | Economical and simple, Frugal and simple |
| 倹飩(けんどん-ke n do n) | Be stingy and greedy |
| 倹約(けんやく-ke n ya ku) | Frugalness, Frugality, Thrift |
| 恭倹(きょうけん-kyo u ke n) | Respectfulness and modesty, Be respectful to others and be modest for oneself |
| 勤倹(きんけん-ki n ke n) | Diligence, Frugality, Industry, Work hard and be frugal |
| 質素倹約(しっそけんやく-shi sso ke n ya ku) | Simplicity and frugality, Scrimping and saving, To live frugally without any decoration |
| 節倹(せっけん-se kke n) | Economy, Thrift, Saving, Reducing, Cutting down |
| 倹しい(つましい-tsu ma shi i) | Thrifty, Frugal |
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