節約

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See also: 节约

Chinese

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) 節 約
simp. (节约) 节 约

Pronunciation

Verb

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

節約

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

Synonyms

Japanese

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

Noun

節(せつ)約(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)の灯(ひ)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

節(せつ)約(やく)する • (setsuyaku suru) suru (stem 節(せつ)約(やく)し (setsuyaku shi), past 節(せつ)約(やく)した (setsuyaku shita))

  1. economize

Conjugation

Conjugation of "節約する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 節約し せつやくし setsuyaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 節約し せつやくし setsuyaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 節約する せつやくする setsuyaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 節約する せつやくする setsuyaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 節約すれ せつやくすれ setsuyaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 節約せよ¹
節約しろ² 		せつやくせよ¹
せつやくしろ² 		setsuyaku seyo¹
setsuyaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 節約される せつやくされる setsuyaku sareru
Causative 節約させる
節約さす 		せつやくさせる
せつやくさす 		setsuyaku saseru
setsuyaku sasu
Potential 節約できる せつやくできる setsuyaku dekiru
Volitional 節約しよう せつやくしよう setsuyaku shiyō
Negative 節約しない せつやくしない setsuyaku shinai
Negative continuative 節約せず せつやくせず setsuyaku sezu
Formal 節約します せつやくします setsuyaku shimasu
Perfective 節約した せつやくした setsuyaku shita
Conjunctive 節約して せつやくして setsuyaku shite
Hypothetical conditional 節約すれば せつやくすれば setsuyaku sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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