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謹

discreet
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingキン
Kun readingつつし.む
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. discreetRtK
    彼は口を謹んで何も語らなかった。He kept his tongue under a bridle.tatoeba
    御尊父の死に謹んで哀悼の意を表します。Please accept our condolences on the death of your father.tatoeba
  2. reverently
  3. humbly
  1. self restraint
  2. moderating one's own behavior
  3. penitence
  4. discipline
  5. confinement (esp. to one's home)

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · cabbage · flowers (艹) · mouth (口) · grow up

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1698

Compound words

謹慎きんしん
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence; discipline; confinement (esp. to one's home)
謹賀新年きんがしんねん
Happy New Year
謹みつつしみ
modesty
謹啓きんけい
Dear Sir or Madam
謹言きんげん
Yours Sincerely ...
謹製きんせい
carefully made
謹聴きんちょう
listening attentively
謹呈きんてい
humbly presenting
謹飭きんちょく
deep modesty
謹んでつつしんで
respectfully
重謹慎じゅうきんしん
close confinement (in one's barracks)
不謹慎ふきんしん
imprudent
恐惶謹言きょうこうきんげん
very truly yours
謹慎処分きんしんしょぶん
suspension from work or school

Additional Examples

御尊父の死に謹んで哀悼の意を表します。
Please accept our condolences on the death of your father.tatoeba
ご尊父のご逝去に対し、謹んで哀悼の意を表します。
Please accept my condolences on the death of your father.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

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