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謹 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「言」

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準2High school level ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
キンきん · kin
Kun
つつし.むtsutsushi.mu
Meaning
humbly; with respect

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Words plus scarcity: keeping one’s speech sparing — to be respectful and restrained.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキンきんkin謹慎きんしん謹賀きんが謹呈きんてい
Kunつつしむtsutsushimu謹むつつしむ謹んで〔副〕つつしんで〔ふく〕

Compare: 慎む

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 謹慎きんしん

    self-restraint; confinement

  • 謹賀新年きんがしんねん

    Happy New Year (formal)

More words with this kanji

  • 謹厳きんげん
  • 恐惶謹言きょうこうきんげん
  • 謹直きんちょく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

謹(つつし)んでお礼(れい)申(もう)し上(あ)げます。

I offer my thanks most respectfully.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

謹賀新年謹慎謹賀新年謹賀新年謹年year慎be car…新new賀congra…訟sue詐deceiv…診examin…詔imperi…誓vow菌germ琴koto襟collar巾cloth斤axe
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Compound

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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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