慎

humility, be careful, discreet, prudent

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

つつ.ましいつつしつつし.みつつし.む

Nanori (名乗り)

ちかのりまことみつ

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:13

JLPT:N1

Frequency:999

Vocabulary

シン

Word	Reading	Meaning
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)
慎重	シンチョウ	careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
不謹慎	フキンシン	imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
意味慎重	イミシンチョウ	with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
重謹慎	ジュウキンシン	close confinement (in one's barracks)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
要慎	ようじん	care; precaution; guarding; caution
慎む	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
慎み	つつしみ	modesty; self-control; discretion
慎み深い	つつしみぶかい	discreet; modest; cautious
口を慎む	くちをつつしむ	to be careful in speech

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