謹
discreet, humbly, reverently
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
17 / 17
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:17
JLPT:1
Frequency:2068
Vocabulary
キン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 謹賀新年 | キンガシンネン | Happy New Year |
| 謹慎 | キンシン | self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence; discipline; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school) |
| 不謹慎 | フキンシン | imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate |
| 謹厳 | キンゲン | stern; grave; solemn; sobersided |
| 謹啓 | キンケイ | Dear Sir or Madam; Dear Sirs; Gentlemen |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 謹む | つつしむ | to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain; to be reverent; to be purified; to be chaste |
| 謹み | つつしみ | modesty; self-control; discretion |
| 謹んで | つつしんで | respectfully; humbly; reverently |
| 謹厳実直 | きんげんじっちょく | sober and honest |
| 恐々謹言 | きょうきょうきんげん | very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style) |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
詰
blame, close, packed, pressed, rebuke, reprove
Grade 8JLPT 2
証
certificate, evidence, proof
Grade 5JLPT 1
護
protect, safeguard
Grade 5JLPT 1
誤
do wrong, err, mislead, mistake
Grade 6JLPT 3
話
tale, talk
Grade 2JLPT 5
講
association, club, lecture
Grade 5JLPT 2
語
language, speech, word
Grade 2JLPT 5
諾
agreement, assent, consent
Grade 8JLPT 1
調
exorcise, harmonize, investigate, key (music), mediate, meter, prepare, tone, tune, writing style
Grade 3JLPT 3
嘆
grieve, lament, moan, sigh, sigh of admiration
Grade 8JLPT 1