Memory phrase for the Kanji: 倹

倹

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Meaning thrifty, frugal, economical

Pronunciation

KEN

Explanation

Left: person 人, right: check carefully (originally two people 兄 discussing under a roof. Better in respect to 'examine' 験: a person 人 examining the horse's 馬 mouth 口. [ are the mane and eyes 一 ])

Mnemonic
 
A person checking carefully is thrifty.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
check carefullyDue to the use in “to examine 験”, this radical is seen as the head of a horse (with mane and eyes 一), in front of which a person stands 人 and checks/examines the mouth 口.
coverOther covers are: 冖, 亠 )
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 Vocabulary

倹約 けんやく  thrift, economy, frugality

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