Vocabulary

What does 謹む (つつしむ, tsutsushimu) mean?

謹む (つつしむ, tsutsushimu) means to be discreet, to refrain from; to be respectful.

Quick facts
Reading	つつしむ
Romaji	tsutsushimu
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

謹むつつしむ

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworktsutsushimu

to be discreet, to refrain from; to be respectful

Example sentences

公(おおやけ)の場(ば)では言葉(ことば)を謹(つつし)むべきだ。
In public, one should be careful with one's words.
謹(つつし)んで新年(しんねん)のお喜(よろこ)びを申(もう)し上(あ)げます。
Please accept my respectful New Year's greetings.