Japanese Word Entry

儉しい

Simplified Japanese form: 倹しい

Kana:つましい
Romaji:tsumashii
Definition: thrifty, frugal, economical
Alternative form:
  • 約しい 【 つましい (tsumashii) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

economy, thrifty, temperate, frugal, economical
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ (jiǎn)
Cantonese: gim6
Japanese: ケン (ken) / つま.しい (tsumashii)、 つづまやか (tsudumayaka)、 つずまやか (tsuzumayaka)
Korean: 검 (geom)
Vietnamese: kiệm
Variants
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promise, approximately, shrink, treaty, agreement, covenant
Readings
Mandarin: ㄩㄝ (yuē), ㄧㄠ (yāo), ㄧㄠˋ (yào), ㄉㄧˋ (dì)
Cantonese: joek3
Japanese: ヤク (yaku) / つづ.まる (tsudumaru)、 つづ.める (tsudumeru)、 つづま.やか (tsudumayaka)、 つずめる (tsuzumeru)、 つずまやか (tsuzumayaka)
Korean: 약 (yag), 요 (yo)
Vietnamese: ước
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