Kanji

謹

謹

discreet, reverently, humbly

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

17 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つつしむ

Nanori (Name Reading)

すすむ, ちか, なり, のり, もり

Common Readings

キン, つつし…む

Example sentences

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.

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.

謹む つつしむ
謹んで 新年 の ご 挨拶 を 申し上げます 。

I respectfully offer my New Year's greetings.

慶び よろこび
謹んで 新春 の 慶び を 申し上げます 。

I would like to offer my respectful New Year's greetings.

Example Vocabulary

不謹慎

ふきんしん

imprudent; indiscreet; frivolous; disrespectful

謹慎

きんしん

suspension; house arrest; good behavior

謹む

つつしむ

to be respectful; to be humble; to be discreet

謹慎処分

きんしんしょぶん

謹製

きんせい

自宅謹慎

じたくきんしん

謹厳

きんげん

謹厳実直

きんげんじっちょく

謹直

きんちょく

謹啓

きんけい

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