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慎

JLPT N1 13 strokes Frequency: #999

Meanings

Humility, Be Careful, Discreet, Prudent

Radicals

忄

Decomposition

⿰忄真

Etymology

Pictophonetic: heart

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 13

Stroke Order

1 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

2 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

3 vertical right-to-left

4 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

5 vertical right-to-left

6 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

7 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

8 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

9 horizontal bottom-to-top

10 horizontal bottom-to-top

11 horizontal bottom-to-top

12 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

13 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シン shin

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

つつ tsutsu

つつし tsutsushi

Words Using This Kanji

19 words total

Other (19 words)

謹慎きんしん

self restraint

重謹慎じゅうきんしん

close confinement (in one's barracks)

discreet

modesty

careful

imprudent

to be careful

caution

to be careful in speech

慎ましいつつましい

modest

自宅謹慎じたくきんしん

confinement to one's home

very cautious person

scrutiny

cautious theory

modest

to be careful

suspension (from work or school)

言葉を慎むことばをつつしむ

to watch what one says

粛慎みしはせ

Mishihase (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northern Japan)

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