慎つつしむ

つつしむ tsutsushimu

to be careful
to be chaste or discreet
to abstain or refrain

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

谨慎；节制

Examples

Furigana

時ときが時ときだからことばを慎つつしみなさい。
As the situation is delicate, you should be careful of what you say.
现在时机特殊，说话要谨慎。
Tatoeba #150687
でしゃばるのは慎つつしんでください。
Please refrain from pushing forward.
请不要过分出风头。
Tatoeba #202252

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('0738098ee1'); // 慎む

{
  "id": "0738098ee1",
  "word": "慎む",
  "reading": "つつしむ",
  "romaji": "tsutsushimu",
  "meanings": [
    "to be careful",
    "to be chaste or discreet",
    "to abstain or refrain"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v5m",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1598000,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "時が時だからことばを慎みなさい。",
      "furigana": "{時|とき}が{時|とき}だからことばを{慎|つつし}みなさい。",
      "en": "As the situation is delicate, you should be careful of what you say.",
      "tatoeba_id": 150687
    },
    {
      "ja": "でしゃばるのは慎んでください。",
      "furigana": "でしゃばるのは{慎|つつし}んでください。",
      "en": "Please refrain from pushing forward.",
      "tatoeba_id": 202252
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "820a672d8bd24b8ddfe04392664d65b9933117a7a5324ea383df8d99317eb435",
    "meanings": [
      "谨慎",
      "节制"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "時が時だからことばを慎みなさい。",
        "zh": "现在时机特殊，说话要谨慎。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "でしゃばるのは慎んでください。",
        "zh": "请不要过分出风头。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/0738098ee1",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1598000; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "bfbdc9b64a36be9bd73dded8c6b9fe879abd96233c82a3143e08694eb3441d0b"
  }
}