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There are 42 total results for your frugal search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

節約


节约

see styles
jié yuē
    jie2 yue1
chieh yüeh
 setsuyaku
    せつやく

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Frugal
to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal
(noun, transitive verb) economising; saving

質素


质素

see styles
zhì sù
    zhi4 su4
chih su
 shisso
    しっそ

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Simplicity / Modesty
(high) quality
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) simple; plain; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) modest; frugal; reserved


see styles
jiǎn
    jian3
chien
 ken
(bound form) frugal; thrifty
dearth


see styles

    xi4
hsi
 hoso
    ほそ
thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal
(1) (abbreviation) (See 細引き,細糸) fine thread; hempen cord; (prefix noun) (2) slender; narrow; weak; (suffix noun) (3) (as ぼそ) narrowness; (surname) Hososaki
Fine, small, minute, in detail: careful.

儉學


俭学

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jiǎn xué
    jian3 xue2
chien hsüeh
to be frugal so that one can pay for one's education

儉用


俭用

see styles
jiǎn yòng
    jian3 yong4
chien yung
to economize; to be frugal

儉約


俭约

see styles
jiǎn yuē
    jian3 yue1
chien yüeh
 kenyaku
frugal; economical; thrifty
frugality

克儉


克俭

see styles
kè jiǎn
    ke4 jian3
k`o chien
    ko chien
thrifty; frugal

勤儉


勤俭

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qín jiǎn
    qin2 jian3
ch`in chien
    chin chien
hardworking and frugal

勤樸


勤朴

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qín pǔ
    qin2 pu3
ch`in p`u
    chin pu
simple and industrious; hardworking and frugal

吝い

see styles
 shiwai
    しわい
(adjective) (kana only) stingy; cheap; very frugal

悪食

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 akujiki; akushoku
    あくじき; あくしょく
(1) eating strange food; eating bizarre things; (2) (See 粗食) simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal; (3) eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)

省儉


省俭

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shěng jiǎn
    sheng3 jian3
sheng chien
frugal; thrifty

節儉


节俭

see styles
jié jiǎn
    jie2 jian3
chieh chien
frugal; economical

粗食

see styles
 sojiki
    そじき
    soshoku
    そしょく
(noun/participle) simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal

麁食

see styles
 sojiki
    そじき
    soshoku
    そしょく
(noun/participle) simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal

一揣食

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yī chuǎi shí
    yi1 chuai3 shi2
i ch`uai shih
    i chuai shih
 ittan jiki
A ball (or handful) of food; one helping; a frugal meal, the sixth of the 12 dhūtas; also called 節量食 and 一摶食.

倹約家

see styles
 kenyakuka
    けんやくか
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer

吝しむ

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 oshimu
    おしむ
(out-dated kanji) (transitive verb) (1) to be frugal; to be sparing; (2) to value; to hold dear; (3) to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for); (4) to be unwilling; to be reluctant

惜しむ

see styles
 oshimu
    おしむ
(transitive verb) (1) to be frugal; to be sparing; (2) to value; to hold dear; (3) to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for); (4) to be unwilling; to be reluctant

約やか

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 tsuzumayaka
    つづまやか
(adjectival noun) (1) concise; brief; (adjectival noun) (2) humble; frugal; (adjectival noun) (3) modest; discrete

細かい

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 komakai
    こまかい
(adjective) (1) small; (adjective) (2) fine; minute; (adjective) (3) (See 細かいこと) minor; trivial; (adjective) (4) (See 神経が細かい) sensitive; attentive; (adjective) (5) careful; frugal; stingy

経済家

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 keizaika / kezaika
    けいざいか
frugal person

経済的

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 keizaiteki / kezaiteki
    けいざいてき
(adjectival noun) (1) economic; financial; (adjectival noun) (2) economical; thrifty; frugal

貧乏性

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 binboushou / binbosho
    びんぼうしょう
(1) parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; (2) tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition

克勤克儉


克勤克俭

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kè qín kè jiǎn
    ke4 qin2 ke4 jian3
k`o ch`in k`o chien
    ko chin ko chien
(idiom) industrious and frugal

別無長物


别无长物

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bié wú cháng wù
    bie2 wu2 chang2 wu4
pieh wu ch`ang wu
    pieh wu chang wu
to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a poor or frugal life

土階茅屋


土阶茅屋

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tǔ jiē máo wū
    tu3 jie1 mao2 wu1
t`u chieh mao wu
    tu chieh mao wu
lit. earthen steps and a small cottage; frugal living conditions (idiom)

土階茅茨


土阶茅茨

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tǔ jiē máo cí
    tu3 jie1 mao2 ci2
t`u chieh mao tz`u
    tu chieh mao tzu
lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut; frugal living conditions (idiom)

奢入儉難


奢入俭难

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shē rù jiǎn nán
    she1 ru4 jian3 nan2
she ju chien nan
it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom)

枕石漱流

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zhěn shí shù liú
    zhen3 shi2 shu4 liu2
chen shih shu liu
to live a hermit's life (in seclusion); a frugal life (idiom)

治喪從儉


治丧从俭

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zhì sàng cóng jiǎn
    zhi4 sang4 cong2 jian3
chih sang ts`ung chien
    chih sang tsung chien
to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom)

疏水簞瓢


疏水箪瓢

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shū shuǐ dān piáo
    shu1 shui3 dan1 piao2
shu shui tan p`iao
    shu shui tan piao
little water and few utensils; to live a frugal life (idiom)

窮家富路


穷家富路

see styles
qióng jiā fù lù
    qiong2 jia1 fu4 lu4
ch`iung chia fu lu
    chiung chia fu lu
(idiom) at home be frugal, but when traveling be prepared to spend

箪食瓢飲

see styles
 tanshihyouin / tanshihyoin
    たんしひょういん
(rare) (yoji) (from the Analects of Confucius) simple food and drink; being content with a frugal life; a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink

粗衣粗食

see styles
 soisoshoku
    そいそしょく
(yoji) simple life; frugal life

身無長物


身无长物

see styles
shēn wú cháng wù
    shen1 wu2 chang2 wu4
shen wu ch`ang wu
    shen wu chang wu
to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a poor or frugal life

Variations:
粗食
麁食

see styles
 soshoku; sojiki(ok)
    そしょく; そじき(ok)
(n,vs,vi) simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal

Variations:
倹しい
約しい

see styles
 tsumashii / tsumashi
    つましい
(adjective) (kana only) thrifty; frugal; economical

一箪の食一瓢の飲

see styles
 ittannoshiippyounoin / ittannoshippyonoin
    いったんのしいっぴょうのいん
(exp,n) (idiom) (from the Analects of Confucius) simple food and drink; being content with a frugal life; a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink

Variations:
慎ましい
虔しい(rK)

see styles
 tsutsumashii / tsutsumashi
    つつましい
(adjective) (1) (kana only) modest; reserved; quiet; humble; (adjective) (2) (kana only) frugal; simple; plain

Variations:
惜しむ(P)
吝しむ(oK)
愛しむ(oK)

see styles
 oshimu
    おしむ
(transitive verb) (1) to be frugal; to be sparing; (transitive verb) (2) to value; to hold dear; (transitive verb) (3) to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for); (transitive verb) (4) to be unwilling; to be reluctant

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 42 results for "frugal" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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