Kanji
謹
N1
17 strokes
Grade 8
freq #2068
discreet, reverently, humbly
On'yomi (音読み)
キン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
つつし.む
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
謹慎
きんしん
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior
不謹慎
ふきんしん
imprudent; indiscreet
謹厳
きんげん
stern; grave
謹賀新年
きんがしんねん
Happy New Year
謹慎処分
きんしんしょぶん
suspension (from work or school)
謹白
きんぱく
yours sincerely; sincerely yours
謹賀
きんが
wishes of happiness
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)
恐惶謹言
きょうこうきんげん
very truly yours; very respectfully yours
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
謹んで
つつしんで
respectfully; humbly
謹んで申し上げます
つつしんでもうしあげます
I wish to state respectfully that ...
Example sentences
御（ご）尊父（そんぷ）の死（し）に謹（つつし）んで哀悼の意（あいとうのい）を表（おもて）します。
Please accept our condolences on the death of your father.
ご尊父（そんぷ）のご逝去（せいきょ）に対（たい）し、謹（つつし）んで哀悼の意（あいとうのい）を表（おもて）します。
Please accept my condolences on the death of your father.