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Humility State Mind Truth 慎 シン つつし.む、つつし、つつし.み ちか

Kanji
Onyomi シン
Kunyomi つつし.む、つつし、つつし.み
Nanori ちか, のり, まこと, みつ
English humility, be careful, discrete, prudent
Examples 慎重(しんちょう): careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 999
Components 心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)
真: true; reality; Buddhist sect
Number of Strokes 13
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 61
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading こころ・したごころ・りっしんべん
Traditional Form
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword humility
Koohii Story 1 Humility is the state of mind of accepting the truth about yourself - both favorable and unfavorable. (tweaked version of Raichu´s).
Koohii Story 2 Humility is a state of mind when you consider yourself in accordance with the truth (you neither boast nor demean yourself).
RTK Index 630

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq751-1000

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