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慎 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「忄」

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4Junior high level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
On
シンしん · shin
Kun
つつし.む・つつ.ましい・つつし・つつし.みtsutsushi.mu · tsutsu.mashii · tsutsushi · tsutsushi.mi
Meaning
be careful; be discreet

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

忄 "heart" with 真 "true": keeping the heart upright — to be careful, discreet.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシンしんshin慎重しんちょう謹慎きんしん
Kunつつしむtsutsushimu慎むつつしむ慎みつつしみ

Compare: 謹む

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 慎重しんちょう

    prudent; careful

  • 謹慎きんしん

    self-restraint

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

慎重(しんちょう)に言葉(ことば)を選(えら)んで話(はな)した。

I spoke choosing my words carefully.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 忄Map of reading シンAll maps

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