This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キン、つつし.む
Romaji: kin, tsutsushi.mu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

discreet, reverently, humbly

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  149
Frequency:  2068
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-10
Korean Reading:  geun
Chinese Reading:  jin3
Unicode:  8b39
JIS:  3660

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1618
Nelson Index: 4424
New Nelson Index: 5688
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a10.6
Four Corner Index: 0461.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1180
Gakken Index: 1835
Japanese Names Index: 2645
Daikanwanjiten Index: 35850P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0570
Remembering the kanji Index: 1576
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1769
Kodansha Compact Index: 1705
Kanji in Context Index: 1582
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1077
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1462
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1590
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1698
Essential Kanji Index: 1151
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2045
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3072
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1882

Words

謹慎 (きんしん)
penitence; discipline; house arrest; self restraint; moderating one's behaviour
謹選 (きんせん)
carefully selected
慎み (つつしみ)
modesty; self-control; discretion
自宅謹慎 (じたくきんしん)
house arrest
謹飭 (きんちょく)
deep modesty; deep discretion
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)
慎む (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
重謹慎 (じゅうきんしん)
close confinement (in one's barracks)
細謹 (さいきん)
slight flaw
謹話 (きんわ)
respectful comments
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