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Japanese symbol for “economical”

Romaji: wariyasu
economical; comparatively cheap

In Japanese, economical is , read (wariyasu).

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Meanings

  1. adj-na, adj-no, n economical; comparatively cheap

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

proportion, comparatively, divide
on: カツ
kun: わ.る、わり、わ.り、わ.れる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
relax, cheap, low
on: アン
kun: やす.い、やす.まる、やす、やす.らか
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “economical”

WordReadingMeaning
やすあがり yasuagaricheap; economical
とくよう tokuyoueconomical
けいざいてき keizaitekieconomical; thrifty; frugal
むだのない mudanonaieconomical; efficient; lean
おとく otokugood-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
やくわり yakuwaripart; assigning (allotment of) parts; role
わりあい wariairate; ratio; percentage
わりびき waribikidiscount; reduction; rebate
ぶんかつ bunkatsupartition; division; separation
わり warirate; ratio; proportion
わりあて wariateallotment; assignment; allocation
あんぜん anzensafety; security
あんしん anshinpeace of mind; relief; (sense of) security

See also: Chinese symbol for “economical”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.