儉 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 儉 mean?
Thrifty. To be frugal without wasting money. To be humble. A modest manner of doing things. Poor. A bad harvest. Poor harvest. To produce no grain.
How to read 儉?
Kunyomi... つづまやか/tsuzumayaka,つましい/tsumashi
Onyomi... ケン/ken
jinmeikun...
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
| application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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| type | kanji officially for use in names |
| unicode | 5109 儉 (For HTML use) |