慎 – humility, be careful, discreet

13 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#999 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 慎 means humility, be careful, discreet, prudent. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シン (shin); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つつし.む、つつ.ましい、つつし、つつし.み (tsutsushimu, tsutsumashii, tsutsushi, tsutsushimi). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シン	shin
Kun’yomi	つつし.む	tsutsushimu
Kun’yomi	つつ.ましい	tsutsumashii
Kun’yomi	つつし	tsutsushi
Kun’yomi	つつし.み	tsutsushimi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 一・十・ハ・忙・目.

Words using 慎

慎重しんちょうcareful

Example sentences

裁判官には慎重さがなくてはならない。

Discretion is proper to judges.

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Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感情必応急態想念悪憲愛惑

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