Meaning of 慎重(しんちょう) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 慎重 JLPT 3

Kana Reading しんちょう

Romaji shinchō

Parts of speech

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

Example Sentences

慎重, しんちょう used in context

約束(やくそく)を忘れる(わすれる)とはあまり慎重(しんちょう)ではなかった(だ)ですね。

It wasn't very discreet of you to forget the appointment.
本(もと)は慎重(しんちょう)に選び(えらぶ)なさい。

Choose a book carefully.
貿易赤字(ぼうえきあかじ)について慎重(し(する)んちょう)に協議(きょうぎ)し(する)なければならない。

We must deliberate seriously on trade deficit.
物事(ものごと)をじっくり考える(かんがえる)慎重(しんちょう)派(は)です。

I'm the type who likes to think things over very carefully.
夫(つま)と比べる(くらべる)と、彼女(かのじょ)はあまり慎重(しんちょう)ではない(だ)。

Compared with her husband, she is not so careful.
彼女(かのじょ)は自分(じぶん)の言葉(ことば)を慎重(しんちょう)に選ば(えらぶ)なければならなかった。

She had to choose her words carefully.

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慎 JLPT 1

humility, be careful, discrete, prudent

On: シン

Kun: つつし.む, つつし, つつし.み

13 strokes

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重 JLPT 4

heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

On: ジュウ, チョウ

Kun: え, おも.い, おも.り, おも.なう, かさ.ねる, かさ.なる, おも

9 strokes

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