Kanji 謹
17 strokes
Meaning
discreet, reverently, humbly
- On'yomi
- キン
- Kun'yomi
- つつしむ
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 言 speech (149)
- JLPT
- N1
- School grade
- Secondary school
- Kanken
- 準2級
- Frequency
- #2068 / 2500
Stroke order
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Words with 謹
- N1
謹む
つつしむ
to be careful, to be chaste or discreet
Example sentences
聴衆は謹聴の姿勢で立っていた。
The listeners stood in an attentive attitude.
彼は口を謹んで何も語らなかった。
He kept his tongue under a bridle.
御尊父の死に謹んで哀悼の意を表します。
Please accept our condolences on the death of your father.
Other kanji with radical “speech” 言
- 議deliberation
- 言say
- 調tune
- 話tale
- 設establishment
- 記scribe
- 認acknowledge
- 論argument
- 計plot
- 談discuss
- 語word
- 証evidence
- 説opinion
- 護safeguard
- 警admonish
- 訪call on
- 試test
- 訴accusation
- 評evaluate
- 課chapter
- 識discriminating
- 請solicit
- 討chastise
- 読read
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