JapanLingo

節約せつやく

setsuyaku

saving (money)

N3

How to remember this word

When you meet 節約 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “saving (money)” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.

Example sentences

Example 1

jisui shite okane o setsuyaku shiteimasu.

I save money by cooking for myself.

Example 2

denkidai o setsuyaku suru tame ni, eakon no settei o kaemashita.

To save on electricity, I changed the air-conditioner setting.