Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

999 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: humility, be careful, discreet, prudent

Kunyomi: つつし.む つつ.ましい つつし つつし.み

Onyomi: シン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: heart

Examples

Onyomi Examples

シンチョウ careful, cautious, prudent, discreet, deliberate

重吟味 シンチョウギンミ scrutiny, careful (close) examination (investigation), careful inquiry, careful selection

キンシン self restraint, moderating one's behaviour, penitence, discipline, confinement to one's home, house arrest

不謹 フキンシン indiscrete, imprudent, unscrupulous

Kunyomi Examples

つつしむ to be careful, to be discreet, to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain, to be reverent, to be purified, to be chaste

ましい つつましい modest, reserved, quiet, humble

つつしむ to be careful, to be discreet, to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain, to be reverent, to be purified, to be chaste

つつしみ modesty, self-control, discretion

つつしみ modesty, self-control, discretion

み深い つつしみぶかい discreet, modest, cautious