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倹

Kanji 倹: meaning "Frugal, Economy, Thrifty", readings, stroke order

The kanji 倹 means "Frugal, Economy, Thrifty". On'yomi: ケン; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Frugal, Economy, Thrifty
On'yomi
ケン
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
儉 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 倹

  • 倹約 けんやく — thrift, economy, frugality

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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