검약해요 · 검약했어요 · 검약한 (+noun)
frugal, thrifty
Example
그 부자는 평생 검약한 생활을 했습니다.
That rich man lived frugally all his life.
Word parts
검 thrifty+약 restrain
Literally 'thrifty and restrained'.
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Pronounced [거먀카다]; more formal than 검소하다, which is the everyday word.
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