(つつし)む, (つつし)む, (けん), つつしむ

tsutsushimu

JLPT 1

Godan verb with `mu` ending transitive verb
  • to be careful; to be discreet
  • to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain
  • to be reverent
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謹慎(きんしん), きんしん

kinshin

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • penitence; discipline; house arrest

(つつし)んで, つつしんで

tsutsushinde

adverb (fukushi)
  • respectfully; humbly; reverently

不謹慎(ふきんしん), ふきんしん

fukinshin

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • indiscretion; imprudence

謹厳(きんげん), きんげん

kingen

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • stern; grave; solemn; sobersided

(つつし)み, (つつし)み, (まき), (けん), (けん), つつしみ

tsutsushimi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • modesty; self-control; discretion

謹告(きんこく), きんこく

kinkoku

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • informing with respect; announcing respectfully

謹啓(きんけい), きんけい

kinkei

interjection (kandoushi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • Dear Sir or Madam; Dear Sirs; Gentlemen

謹賀(きんが), きんが

kinga

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • wishes of happiness

謹直(きんちょく), きんちょく

kinchoku

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • conscientious; scrupulous

謹言(きんげん), きんげん

kingen

interjection (kandoushi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • Yours Sincerely ...

謹製(きんせい), きんせい

kinsei

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • quality product; carefully produced; reverently made

謹聴(きんちょう), きんちょう

kinchō

interjection (kandoushi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • listening attentively

謹賀(きんが), きんがしんねん

kingashinnen

interjection (kandoushi)
  • Happy New Year!

謹呈(きんてい), きんてい

kintei

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • humbly presenting; respecfully presenting
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
  • with the author's compliments

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