勤きん倹けん

noun

industry and thrift; diligence and frugality

A somewhat formal compound noun combining the virtues of hard work and economical living. Often used in moral or educational contexts.

• 勤きん倹けんを旨むねとする生せい活かつを送おくっている。

  I lead a life based on industry and thrift.

• 祖そ父ふは勤きん倹けんの人ひとで、無む駄だ遣づかいを一いっ切さいしなかった。

  My grandfather was a man of diligence and frugality, and never wasted money.