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慎

Humility
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingシン
Kun readingつつし.む、つつし.み
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 39

Verbs with «慎»

慎む

Meanings

  1. humilityRtK
  2. be careful
  3. discreet
  4. prudent
  1. to be careful
  2. to be discreet
  3. to do in moderation
  4. to refrain (from overdoing)
  5. to abstain

Popular Usage

慎重

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Freud · state of mind · true · truth · ten (十) · needle (丨) · eye (目) · tool (斤) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 677

Compound words

慎重しんちょう
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
謹慎きんしん
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence; discipline; confinement (esp. to one's home)
慎むつつしむ
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain
慎みつつしみ
modesty
要慎ようじん
care
稷慎しゅくしん
Sushen (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northeastern China)
重謹慎じゅうきんしん
close confinement (in one's barracks)
慎しみつつしみ
modesty
不謹慎ふきんしん
imprudent
意味慎重いみしんちょう
with profound (and often hidden) meaning
火廼要慎ひのようじん
be careful about fire
火迺要慎ひのようじん
be careful about fire
謹慎処分きんしんしょぶん
suspension from work or school
口を慎むくちをつつしむ
to be careful in speech
慎み深いつつしみぶかい
discreet

Additional Examples

彼は慎重に仕事をするひとです。
He is a careful worker.tatoeba
彼は慎重な選手だ。
He is a careful player.tatoeba
彼は慎重に義務を遂行した。
He performed his duty with deliberation.tatoeba
彼は行動が慎重だ。
He is deliberate in his action.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Caution, restraint. Heart 忄 + 真 (true) — a sincere heart that acts carefully and modestly.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 慎

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