Kanji Details:
- 慎
- Frequency:999
- Kun: つつし.む, つつし, つつし.み
- On: シン
- Meaning: humility, be careful, discrete, prudent
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 慎重 しんちょう discretion, prudence, caution, care 謹慎 きんしん penitence, discipline, house arrest 不謹慎 ふきんしん indiscretion, imprudence 慎み つつしみ modesty, self-control, discretion 慎む つつしむ to be careful, to be discreet; to do in moderation, to refrain oneself from overdoing; to be reverent; to be purified, to be chaste 慎ましい つつましい modest, reserved, quiet, humble 慎ましやか つつましやか modest, reserved 重謹慎 じゅうきんしん close confinement (in one's barracks) 慎み深い つつしみぶかい discreet, modest, cautious 戒慎 かいしん caution, discretion