倹けん約やく家か

noun

thrifty person; frugal person; economizer

Describes someone who is careful with money and avoids waste; often used positively for a person who saves diligently.

• 彼かれは倹けん約やく家かで、毎まい月つきの収しゅう入にゅうの半はん分ぶんを貯ちょ金きんしている。

  He is a thrifty person and saves half of his monthly income.

• 祖そ母ぼは倹けん約やく家かで、物ものを大たい切せつに長ながく使つかう。

  My grandmother is frugal and uses things carefully for a long time.