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謹

謹 (discreet, reverently, humbly)

  • JLPT N1
  • 17 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 言
  • #2068 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
キン
Kun'yomi 訓読み
つつし.む

Example words & Vocabulary

謹むつつしむ
(1) to be careful; to be discreet (2) to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain (3) to be reverent (4) to be purified; to be chaste
謹慎きんしん
penitence; restraint

Example sentences 3

聴衆ちょうしゅうは謹聴きんちょうの姿勢しせいで立っていた。

The listeners stood in an attentive attitude.

弁天台場で謹慎。

He was confined at Benten Daiba.

謹慎処分を受ける。

He was placed under suspension.

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