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謹

Kanji 謹: meaning "humble, careful", readings, stroke order

The kanji 謹 means "humble, careful". On'yomi: キン; kun'yomi: つつしむ. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
humble, careful
On'yomi
キン
Kun'yomi
つつしむ
Strokes
17
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
謹 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 謹

  • 謹む つつしむ — to be careful, to be chaste or discreet

Stroke order · 17 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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