Kanji

慎

慎

humility, be careful, discreet, prudent

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

忄部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つつしむ, つつし, つつしみ

Nanori (Name Reading)

ちか, のり, まこと, みつ, よし

Common Readings

シン, つつし…む

Example sentences

慎重 しんちょう
先生 は 生徒 の 提案 を 慎重 に 検討した 。

The teacher carefully considered the student's proposal.

状況 じょうきょう
現在 の 経済 状況 を 考慮 する と 、 慎重 な 判断 が 求められる 。

Considering the current economic situation, a cautious judgment is required.

不謹慎 ふきんしん
葬式 で 冗談 を 言う の は 不謹慎 だ 。

It is imprudent to tell jokes at a funeral.

慎む つつしむ
行動 を 慎む べき だ 。

You should be careful with your actions.

あおる あおる
群衆 の 不安 を あおる よう な 言動 は 慎む べき だ 。

One should refrain from words and actions that fan the anxieties of the crowd.

謹慎 きんしん
彼 は 一 週間 の 謹慎 処分 を 受けた

He received a one-week suspension punishment.

Example Vocabulary

慎重

しんちょう

careful; cautious; prudent; deliberate

不謹慎

ふきんしん

imprudent; indiscreet; frivolous; disrespectful

慎む

つつしむ

to be careful; to be prudent; to restrain oneself; to abstain from

謹慎

きんしん

suspension; house arrest; good behavior

慎ましい

つつましい

慎ましやか

つつましやか

慎み

つつしみ

口を慎む

くちをつつしむ

謹慎処分

きんしんしょぶん

慎み深い

つつしみぶかい

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