謹
謹 — Discreet
discreet, reverently, humbly
On’yomiキン (kin)
Kun’yomiつつしむ (tsutsushimu)
Stroke order (17 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 謹
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 謹賀新年 | きんがしんねん kingashinnen | Happy New Year |
| 謹慎 | きんしん kinshin | self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence |
| 不謹慎 | ふきんしん fukinshin | imprudent; indiscreet; immodest |
| 謹厳 | きんげん kingen | stern; grave; solemn |
Study notes
謹 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2068 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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