Word · 単語
慎む
Reading つつしむ
to be careful
- 1 to be careful, to be discreet — usu. 慎む
- 2 to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain — usu. 慎む
- 3 to be reverent
- 4 to be purified, to be chaste
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例文 · examples
軽挙妄動を慎んでください。
Please behave prudently.
sense 1 · to be careful
口を慎んだらどうだ。
You'd better hold your tongue.
sense 2 · to do in moderation
彼女は酒を慎んでいる。
She abstains from drinking.
sense 2 · to do in moderation
彼がおしゃべりを慎もうと言った。
He said he would keep from chatting.
sense 2 · to do in moderation
でしゃばるのは慎んでください。
Please refrain from pushing forward.
sense 2 · to do in moderation