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Kanji Detail for 慎 - "to be careful"

慎

  • Meaning

    慎 means "to be careful." Also associated with modest, simple.

    1. To be careful - To be cautious; to pay attention.

    2. Modest - Reserved and calm demeanor.

    3. Simple - Plain manner.

    4. Graceful - Elegant and refined manner.

  • Words using 慎

    • 慎重 しんちょう Listen careful; cautious; prudent
    • 謹慎 きんしん Listen self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence
    • 慎む つつしむ Listen to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation

  • Four-character idioms with 慎

    • 慎重居士 しんちょうこじ Listen very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person

  • Tattoo check: 慎

    • Verified meaning: to be careful
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しずか, しん, しんじ, たかし)
    • Also carries these associations: modest, simple

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 慎

    Given names 慎(しずか)Listen 慎(しん)Listen 慎(まこと)Listen

    Surnames 慎(しんじ)Listen 慎(たかし)Listen 慎(ちか)Listen 慎(まき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    humility; be careful; discreet; prudent

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    act with care, be cautious

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    careful; cautious

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cautious, prudent

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Cautious. | A word of prohibition. Like saying "be careful."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shin(シン) シン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsutsu.mashii(つつま-しい) つつま-しい

    tsutsushi(つつし) つつし

    tsutsushi.mi(つつし-み) つつし-み

    tsutsushi.mu(つつし-む) つつし-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to be careful modest simple prudent cautious restrained attentive circumspect considerate deliberate diligent humble meticulous reserved vigilant wary

Sentences including 慎

  • It is important to drive carefully.

  • She was deliberate in everything she did.

  • He is a careful player.

  • He is a very careful driver.

  • If he had been a little more careful , he would have succeeded.

  • You must do it much more carefully.

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