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Kanji Detail for 儉 - "frugal, to economize"

儉

  • Meaning

    儉 means "frugal, to economize." Also associated with modest.

    1. Frugal - Economical; thrifty.

    2. Modest - Humble; simple.

    3. Economize - To save; to reduce.

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    • Verified meaning: frugal, to economize
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: modest

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    economy; thrifty

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    temperate, frugal, economical

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) frugal; thrifty

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    temperate, frugal, economical

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Frugal. Such as 省儉, 節儉, meaning having restraint and not spending wastefully. | All that is not abundant is called 儉. Such as 貧儉 meaning poor and lacking. Also, things that are very meager are called 儉薄. | A poor harvest is also called 儉. Such as 豐歲 (good harvest year), 儉歲 (poor harvest year).

  • Onyomi

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    ken(ケン) ケン

  • Kunyomi

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    tsudumayaka(つでゅまやか) つでゅまやか

    tsuma.shii(つま-しい) つま-しい

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    frugal modest economize poor unfavorable thrifty economical austerity conservation humble moderation prudence restraint save simple sparing

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