謹 – discreet, reverently, humbly

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The kanji 謹 means discreet, reverently, humbly. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キン (kin); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つつし.む (tsutsushimu). It is written with 17 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キン	kin
Kun’yomi	つつし.む	tsutsushimu

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: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: 言・土・艾・口・二.

Words using 謹

謹むつつしむto be careful

Kanji with the same radical

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