慎 — kanji meaning “humility”
慎
humility, be careful, discreet, prudent
- Meanings
- humility, be careful, discreet, prudent
- On'yomi
- シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi
- つつし.む、つつ.ましい、つつし、つつし.み
- Name readings
- ちか、のり、まこと、みつ
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #999 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- shèn — Chinese character page
Words with 慎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慎重 | しんちょう shinchou | careful; cautious; prudent |
| 謹慎 | きんしん kinshin | self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence |
| 慎む | つつしむ tsutsushimu | to be careful; to be discreet |
| 不謹慎 | ふきんしん fukinshin | imprudent; indiscreet; immodest |
| 慎み | つつしみ tsutsushimi | modesty; self-control; discretion |
| 慎ましい | つつましい tsutsumashii | modest; reserved; quiet |
| 粛慎 | みしはせ mishihase | Mishihase (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northern Japan) |
| 粛慎 | しゅくしん shukushin | Sushen (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northeastern China) |
| 重謹慎 | じゅうきんしん juukinshin | close confinement (in one's barracks) |
| 慎み深い | つつしみぶかい tsutsushimibukai | modest; reserved; discreet |
| 戒慎 | かいしん kaishin | caution; discretion |
| 口を慎む | くちをつつしむ kuchiotsutsushimu | to be careful in speech |
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