Kanji details for 謹
謹
Common kanji
discreet, reverently, humbly
KUN:
- つつし.むtsutsushi.mu
ON:
- キンkin
Example words(showing 1-10 of 28 results)
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to be careful, to be discreet(usu. 慎む)
2.
to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain(usu. 慎む)
3.
to be reverent(only relevant for 謹む)
4.
to be purified, to be chaste
All readings:
慎む【つつしむ】
、謹む【つつしむ】
、虔む【つつしむ】
noun
1.
self restraint, moderating one's behaviour, penitence, discipline
2.
confinement to one's home, house arrest
noun
•
modesty, self-control, discretion
All readings:
慎み【つつしみ】
、謹み【つつしみ】
、慎しみ【つつしみ】[1]
、虔み【つつしみ】
、虔しみ【つつしみ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
expression
•
Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
恐々謹言【きょうきょうきんげん】
expression
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Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)(yojijukugo)
interjection, noun
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Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Sirs, Gentlemen(honorific language)(letters that open with this usu. end with 敬白, 謹言, or 敬具)