きんしん

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んしん [kìńshíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲĩɰ̃ɕĩɴ]

Adjective

きんしん • (kinshin-na (adnominal きんしん (kinshin na), adverbial きんしん (kinshin ni))

  1. 謹慎: reserved, restrained

Noun

きんしん • (kinshin

  1. 近臣: an imperial or royal attendant
  2. 近信: recent news; recent communication
  3. 近親: a close relative, a near relation
  4. 金針, 金鍼: a golden needle, particularly one used for acupuncture
  5. 錦心: a heart or mind as beautiful as lace
  6. 謹慎: restraint, moderation in one's behaviour; penitence, repentance

Verb

きんしんする • (kinshin surusuru (stem きんしん (kinshin shi), past きんしんした (kinshin shita))

  1. 謹慎: to refrain from doing something

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN