Translation guide
The English word 'saving' can refer to the act of setting aside money, the money itself, or the act of rescuing or conserving something. This guide focuses on the financial and conservation meanings most relevant to learners.
The act of saving money, as in putting it aside for future use.
The most common word for saving money, often used for personal savings.
毎月少しずつ貯金しています。
I save a little money every month.
Emphasizes economizing or cutting back on expenses to save money.
光熱費を節約するために、エアコンを消しました。
I turned off the air conditioner to save on utility bills.
A casual phrase meaning 'to save up money.'
旅行のために、お金をためています。
I'm saving money for a trip.
The money that has been saved, as in one's savings.
Can also refer to the savings themselves.
貯金がだいぶ増えました。
My savings have increased quite a bit.
A more formal term for savings, often used in economic contexts.
Saving resources like time, energy, or water.
Used for saving resources by reducing consumption.
水を節約してください。
Please save water.
Means to omit or save something like time or effort.
Saving someone from danger or trouble.
The general word for helping or saving someone.
彼は溺れている子供を助けました。
He saved the drowning child.
Often used in dramatic or spiritual contexts, like saving a life or soul.
Saving data or files on a computer.
The standard term for saving files or data.
作業を保存するのを忘れないでください。
Don't forget to save your work.
Loanword from English, commonly used in gaming or casual contexts.
貯金 focuses on accumulating money, while 節約 emphasizes reducing expenses. Use 貯金 when talking about the act of putting money aside, and 節約 when discussing cutting costs.
助ける means to rescue or help a person, not to save money. Using it for financial saving would be unnatural.
I want to increase my savings for retirement.
I use a dishwasher to save effort.
The doctor saved his life.
I'll save the game and then quit.