Kanji1 / 13
慎 kanji
humility, be careful, discreet, prudent
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
シン
Kun readings
つつしむつつましいつつしつつしみ
Variant forms
愼Words with 慎
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N3慎重Popularcareful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
- —謹慎Popularself restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence; discipline; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
- —戒慎caution; discretion
- —粛慎Sushen (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northeastern China)
- —重謹慎close confinement (in one's barracks)
- —不謹慎imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
- —慎重論cautious theory; conservative theory
- —自宅謹慎confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
- —慎重居士very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person
- —慎重吟味scrutiny; careful (close) examination (investigation); careful inquiry; careful selection
- —謹慎処分suspension (from work or school)
- —慎重を期すto be very careful; to exercise great caution; to take the utmost care
- —慎重を期するto be careful; to take the utmost care
- —要慎care; precaution; guarding; caution
- —意味慎重with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
- —火廼要慎be careful about fire; watch out for fire
- —火迺要慎be careful about fire; watch out for fire