慎
慎 — Humility
humility, be careful, discreet, prudent
On’yomiシン (shin)
Kun’yomiつつしむ (tsutsushimu)
Kun’yomiつつましい (tsutsumashii)
Kun’yomiつつし (tsutsushi)
Kun’yomiつつしみ (tsutsushimi)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 慎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慎重 | しんちょう shinchou | careful; cautious; prudent |
| 謹慎 | きんしん kinshin | self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence |
| 慎む | つつしむ tsutsushimu | to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation |
| 不謹慎 | ふきんしん fukinshin | imprudent; indiscreet; immodest |
| 慎み | つつしみ tsutsushimi | modesty; self-control; discretion |
Study notes
慎 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #999 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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