noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. economy, thrift.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
節倹 せっけん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

node, season, period
セツ ふし セチ (4th, N1)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
instant, namely, as is
ソク すなわ.ち つ.く (7th, N1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
frugal, economy, thrifty
ケン つま.しい つづまやか (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
all(僉) variant
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
center, middle
オウ あきら え (3rd, N2)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)