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Stroke order
Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Origin of the character
形声。「心」+音符「真」。「つつしむ」を意味する漢語｛慎｝を表す字。
Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.
Meaning
humility, be careful, discreet, prudent
English glosses from KANJIDIC2.
Readings
- On (Sino-Japanese)
- シンJHS
- Kun (native)
- つつし(む)JHS
- つつ(ましい)
- つつし
- つつし(み)
- Nanori (used in names)
- ちか
- のり
- まこと
- みつ
- Other languages
- 拼音shen4
- 한글sin
- Hán-ViệtThận
Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.
Basics
- Strokes
- 13 strokes
- Radical
- 心(こころ)
- JIS level
- Level 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Unicode
U+614E
Components
Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.
Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰忄真
Words using this kanji
- 慎重しんちょう注意深く、軽はずみな行動を取らない様子。careful, cautious, prudent, discreet
- 慎むつつしむつつしむを参照。to be careful, to be discreet, to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing)
- 慎みつつしみmodesty, self-control, discretion
- 慎重論しんちょうろんcautious theory, conservative theory
- 慎み深いつつしみぶかいmodest, reserved, discreet, careful
- 慎ましいつつましいmodest, reserved, quiet, humble
- 慎重居士しんちょうこじvery cautious person, very prudent person, very discreet person
- 慎重吟味しんちょうぎんみscrutiny, careful (close) examination (investigation), careful inquiry, careful selection
- 慎ましやかつつましやかmodest, reserved
- 慎重を期すしんちょうをきすto be very careful, to exercise great caution, to take the utmost care
- 慎重を期するしんちょうをきするto be careful, to take the utmost care
Words starting with this kanji, most common first.
Similar-looking kanji
Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.
Variants
Lookup codes
- SKIP
1-3-10- Four Corner
9408.1- Spahn–Hadamitzky
4k10.4- Heisig
- 677
- Nelson
- 1742