The kanji 慎: meaning, readings and stroke order

慎

Meaning: careful, discreet
On reading: シン shin
Kun reading: つつし（む） tsutsushimu
Strokes: 13
Radical: 心 heart
Level: Level 7 · junior high school
Old form: 愼

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: thận trọng, giữ ý (thận)
Japanese: つつしむ。きをつける。
Korean: 삼가다, 조심하다 (신·진)
Chinese: 谨慎、慎重

Readings, words and example sentences

シン shin · on reading · less common

慎しん重ちょう
careful, cautious
慎しん重ちょうに決めます。
I decide carefully.

つつし（む） tsutsushimu · kun reading · less common

慎つつしむ
to be careful about, to hold back
言葉を 慎つつしみます。
I am careful about what I say.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.