EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence; discipline

  2. confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest

  3. suspension (from work or school)

    see 謹慎処分

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

discreet, reverently, humbly

Kun
つつし.む
On
キン
Strokes
17
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
2068 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 60

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-7-10SKIP code
7a10.6The Kanji Dictionary
0461.4Four corner code
3072deroo
8b39Unicode hex code
1-22-64JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4424Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5688New Nelson (John Haig)
1618New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2045Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1077Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1462Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1576Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1698Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1835A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2645Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1151Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35850PMorohashi
1180A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1247Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1314Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1769Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1882Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1582Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1705Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1590Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin3Pinyin reading
geunKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
60WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

humility, be careful, discreet, prudent

Kun
つつし.むつつ.ましいつつしつつし.み
On
シン
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
999 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 39

Built from

Used in names as

ちかのりまことみつ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-10, 1-1-12SKIP code
4k10.4The Kanji Dictionary
9408.1Four corner code
1161deroo
614eUnicode hex code
1-31-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1742Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1945New Nelson (John Haig)
643New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
792Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
463Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
590Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
630Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
677Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1089A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1839Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1669Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11024PMorohashi
1442A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1785Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1918Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1312Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1627Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1220Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
826Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
637Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shen4Pinyin reading
sinKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39WaniKani level