# 倹 — frugal

倹 means “frugal”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ケン (ken). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: frugal
- On'yomi: ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Money & trade 3

## How to remember 倹

Parts: 亻 person · 人 person; roof · 一 one; floor · 口 mouth; box · 人 person; roof

## Don't confuse it with

[含](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/include/) · [吟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intone/) · [何](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/what/) · [使](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/use/)

## More in the “Money & trade 3” set

[卸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wholesale/) · [幣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cash/) · [俸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stipend/) · [廉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/low-priced/) · [租](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/land-tax/) · [倹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frugal/) · [賂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gift-to-an-official/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frugal/. Last updated 2026-11-01.