Japanese symbol for “respectfully”
謹んで
つつしんで
Romaji: tsutsushinde
respectfully; humbly; reverently
In Japanese, respectfully is 謹んで, read つつしんで (tsutsushinde).
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Meanings
- adv respectfully; humbly; reverently
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “respectfully”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侍史 | じし jishi | respectfully |
| 拳拳 | けんけん kenken | respectfully; faithfully; seriously |
| 侍曹 | じそう jisou | respectfully |
| 粛として | しゅくとして shukutoshite | solemnly; respectfully; reverently |
| 体裁よく | ていさいよく teisaiyoku | tastefully; respectfully; decently |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 謹製 | きんせい kinsei | carefully made; carefully produced |
| 謹賀 | きんが kinga | wishes of happiness |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.