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倹 means 'thrifty'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 2881   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-49    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 8 words   Used in 16 words   Used in 8 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ケン
Additional readings
Kun    つづまやか   つましい
Variants
俭 (Chinese)   儉 (kyujitai)  
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 倹 - click the badge to download
Find out why the Japanese have long valued thrift—but less so now. Read about the tyranny of gift exchanges. Learn to say, “He scrimped and saved for many years,” “To make our house payments, we'll have to tighten our belts,” and “Though he is fairly well off, he is frugal. He takes after his father in that respect.” Also see how John Lennon and Yoko Ono connect to this discussion of frugality.
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 倹 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 倹 is used 14 times, read 2 ways.
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ケン : 13 words FIND ALL
け ん や く 0
thrift; economy; frugality
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つましい : 1 word FIND ALL
つ ま し い 3
Most common form: つましい
thrifty; economical
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An additional 2 less common words include 倹 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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倹
ケン    thrifty, simple, modest   
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㑒
ケン    unanimous   
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央
オウ    centre   
亼
assembly, gathering   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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