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節約

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See also: 节约

Chinese

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festival; section; segment
festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
 
appointment; agreement; to arrange
appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
 
trad. (節約)
simp. (节约)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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節約

  1. to economise; to conserve (resources)
    節約用水节约用水  ―  jiéyuē yòngshuǐ  ―  to conserve water

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Adjective

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節約

  1. frugal; thrifty; economical
    勤儉節約勤俭节约  ―  qínjiǎn jiéyuē  ―  hardworking and thrifty

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せつ
Grade: 4
やく
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
節約 (kyūjitai)

Noun

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(せつ)(やく) (setsuyaku

  1. frugality
    • 1935, 宮本百合子, 乳房:
      節約(せつやく)で、台所(だいどころ)()はつけてない。
      Setsuyaku de, daidokoro no hi wa tsuketenai.
      To save money, I don't light the lamp in the kitchen.

Verb

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(せつ)(やく)する (setsuyaku surusuru (stem (せつ)(やく) (setsuyaku shi), past (せつ)(やく)した (setsuyaku shita))

  1. economize

Conjugation

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