Meaning of 慎重(しんちょう) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 慎重 JLPT 3

Kana Reading しんちょう

Romaji shinchō

Examples of 慎重, しんちょう in a sentence

約束を忘れるとはあまり慎重ではなかったですね。

It wasn't very discreet of you to forget the appointment.
本は慎重に選びなさい。

Choose a book carefully.
貿易赤字について慎重に協議しなければならない。

We must deliberate seriously on trade deficit.
物事をじっくり考える慎重派です。

I'm the type who likes to think things over very carefully.
夫と比べると、彼女はあまり慎重ではない。

Compared with her husband, she is not so careful.
彼女は自分の言葉を慎重に選ばなければならなかった。

She had to choose her words carefully.

慎 JLPT 1

13 strokes

humility, be careful, discrete, prudent

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: つつし.む, つつし, つつし.み

重 JLPT 4

9 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ジュウ, チョウ

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

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