謹慎 (きんしん)self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence

self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitencenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
confinement to one's home; house arrestnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

謹慎, its kanji, and other words that share them.Open this graph

Kanji in 謹慎

不謹慎ふきんしんindiscrete; imprudent
謹むつつしむto be careful; to be discreet
謹厳きんげんstern; grave
謹賀新年きんがしんねんHappy New Year
恐々謹言きょうきょうきんげんVery truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)
恐恐謹言きょうきょうきんげんVery truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)
恐惶謹言きょうこうきんげんVery truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)
細謹さいきんslight flaw
慎重しんちょうcareful; cautious
慎みつつしみmodesty; self-control
慎むつつしむto be careful; to be discreet
口を慎むくちをつつしむto be careful in speech
意味慎重いみしんちょうwith profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance
慎しみつつしみmodesty; self-control
慎ましいつつましいmodest; reserved

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