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つつし

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

  • to be careful, to be discreet
  • to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain
  • to be reverent
  • to be purified, to be chaste

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Example sentences

健康けんこうのために飲酒いんしゅつつしべきだ。

You should refrain from drinking alcohol for your health.

おおやけでは言動げんどうつつしまなければならない。

One must be discreet in one's words and actions in public.

試験しけんまえ夜更よふかしをつつしんでいる。

I am refraining from staying up late before exams.

彼女かのじょ神前しんぜんち、つつしんでいのりをささげた。

She stood before the shrine and offered her prayers reverently.

社会的しゃかいてき地位ちいにあるものは、私生活しせいかつにおいてもおこないをつつしことがもとめられる。

Those in positions of social standing are expected to conduct themselves with discretion even in their private lives.