慎
prudent; humility; be careful; discreet
13 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 999.
Readings
- シン (on reading): 慎重 (しんちょう) careful; 謹慎 (きんしん) self restraint
- つつしむ (kun reading): 慎む (つつしむ) to be careful; 口を慎む (くちをつつしむ) to be careful in speech
- つつましい (kun reading): 慎ましい (つつましい) modest; 慎ましやか (つつましやか) modest
- つつしみ (kun reading): 慎み深い (つつしみぶかい) modest; 慎み (つつしみ) modesty
- つつし (kun reading)
Components
- 忄
- 真
- 一 radical one
- ハ radical eight, katakana ha
- 十 radical ten
- ⺖ radical heart, left-side form of 心
- 目 radical eye
Words using 慎
- 慎重 (しんちょう) careful
- 謹慎 (きんしん) self restraint
- 不謹慎 (ふきんしん) imprudent
- 謹慎処分 (きんしんしょぶん) suspension (from work or school)
- 粛慎 (しゅくしん) Sushen (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northeastern China)
- 慎む (つつしむ) to be careful
- 口を慎む (くちをつつしむ) to be careful in speech
- 言葉を慎む (ことばをつつしむ) to watch what one says
- 身を慎む (みをつつしむ) to behave oneself
- 慎ましい (つつましい) modest
- 慎ましやか (つつましやか) modest
- 慎み深い (つつしみぶかい) modest
- 慎み (つつしみ) modesty
- 粛慎 (みしはせ) Mishihase (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northern Japan)
22 words in all.