慎 means “careful, prudent, refrain”
しん · shin
Also: humility, be careful, discreet
- Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
- つつしむ, つつましい, つつし, つつしみ
- On'yomi (Chinese reading)
- シン
JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 13 strokes
The story
A heart (忄) set on what is true (真): every move weighed first. 慎重 is cautious, 慎む is to hold yourself back, and a joke that is 不謹慎, in poor taste, is the worst thing to post after a disaster.
Used in 慎重 (shinchou, careful/cautious), 慎む (tsutsushimu, to refrain/be careful), and 不謹慎 (fukinshin, in poor taste/indiscreet)
More from Modest & Kind
- 懇 cordial
- 寛 tolerant
- 謙 humble
- 潔 clean
- 恭 reverent
- 淑 graceful
- 篤 sincere
- 睦 harmonious
- 廉 honest
- 謹 respectful
- 摯 earnest
- 遜 modest
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