JLPT N3Kanji compounds
節約
Readingせつやくsetsuyaku
- Meaning
- お金や物を無駄にせず大切に使うこと
- Explanation
- 「節約 (せつやく)」 means to use money or things carefully without wasting them. It is used as in 「電気を節約する (to save electricity)」. The key is using things carefully by eliminating waste; this differs from "stinginess (けち)," which means going without even what is necessary by cutting back.
- Examples
- 電気を節約する
Original Japanese explanation
「節約（せつやく）」は、お金や物を無駄にせず大切に使うことです。「電気を節約する」のように使います。無駄をなくして大切に使う点が大切で、必要な分まで切り詰めて使わずに済ます「けち」とは違います。
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