慎

音読おんよみ: シン

訓読くんよみ: つつし

画数かくすう: 13

部首ぶしゅ: りっしんべん(心)

Meaning

Humility / Careful / Discreet / Prudent

  • Basic forms
  • 慎む — be careful; refrain; act modestly / base form
  • 慎みます — is careful; refrains / masu form
  • 慎んだ — was careful; refrained / ta form
  • 慎んで — being careful … / te form
  • 慎まない — do not refrain / negative
  • 慎めば — if (one) is careful / conditional
  • 慎め — be careful! / imperative
  • Common expressions
  • 言動を慎む — be careful with one’s words and actions
  • 行動を慎む — restrain one’s behavior
  • 酒を慎む — refrain from drinking alcohol
  • More
  • 慎んでおります — am refraining (polite / formal)

慎む(つつしむ) is a godan verb. It means to act with restraint or care, often used in polite, formal, or moral contexts.

  • つつしむ — to be careful / to be discreet
  • 慎重しんちょう — careful / cautious / deliberate
  • 慎思しんし — careful thought / reflection
  • 慎行しんこう — prudent conduct
  • 謹慎きんしん — house arrest / discipline / good behavior

The kanji combines the heart radical with the sound element . Together they suggest a heart that is genuine and careful, giving the sense of caution, humility, and prudence.

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