JLPT N1 · Verb

謹む (tsutsushimu)

謹む (つつしむ, tsutsushimu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be careful; to be discreet”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つつしむ
Romaji: tsutsushimu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to be careful; to be discreet · godan verb, transitive · usu. 慎む
to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain · godan verb, transitive · usu. 慎む
to be reverent · godan verb, transitive
to be purified; to be chaste · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

時が時だからことばを慎みなさい。

As the situation is delicate, you should be careful of what you say.

Tatoeba #150687

でしゃばるのは慎んでください。

Please refrain from pushing forward.

Tatoeba #202252

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 謹む

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	謹む	つつしむ tsutsushimu
Polite (~masu)	謹みます	つつしみます tsutsushimimasu
Negative	謹まない	つつしまない tsutsushimanai
Polite negative	謹みません	つつしみません tsutsushimimasen
Past	謹んだ	つつしんだ tsutsushinda
Polite past	謹みました	つつしみました tsutsushimimashita
Negative past	謹まなかった	つつしまなかった tsutsushimanakatta
Te-form	謹んで	つつしんで tsutsushinde
Potential	謹める	つつしめる tsutsushimeru
Passive	謹まれる	つつしまれる tsutsushimareru
Causative	謹ませる	つつしませる tsutsushimaseru
Volitional	謹もう	つつしもう tsutsushimou
Imperative	謹め	つつしめ tsutsushime
Conditional (~ba)	謹めば	つつしめば tsutsushimeba

Kanji in 謹む

謹

discreet, reverently, humblyキン・つつし.む · 17 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1598000 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.