節約

せつやく

economizing, saving

What does 節約 mean?

節約 is a Japanese noun meaning economizing, saving in English. It is written as 節約 in kanji, せつやく in hiragana, and setsuyaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この主要道路のお陰でずいぶん時間が節約できる。

This highway saves us a lot of time.