The kanji 倹 represents the idea of "frugality," "thrift," or "being economical." It conveys the concept of avoiding waste and using resources wisely. It's about careful management and moderation in spending.

・On-yomi (音読み): ケン ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, but the meaning is often associated with verbs or adjectives related to being thrifty.

⚫︎ 倹約（ケンヤク） Translation: Frugality, thrift, economizing. ⚫︎ 倹しい（つましい） Translation: Economical, frugal, thrifty. ⚫︎ 質素倹約（シッソケンヤク） Translation: Simplicity and frugality, living simply and economically.

The kanji 倹 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. It is formed by combining the "person" radical, 人（ニン, ひと - person), on the left side, which suggests human behavior, and the phonetic component 㑒 (representing the sound "ken"). The right-hand part, 㑒, also contributes the meaning of "shared" in ancient form of kanji, which can also be understood as the meaning of "moderation." Thus, the character originally meant "to share" but evolved to mean "to save" and later "frugality."