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慎重 (しんちょう) — careful | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

慎重

しんちょう

na-adjective

Meanings

1careful
2prudent
3cautious

Example sentence

もう少し慎重だったら成功したろうに。

If he had been a little more careful, he would have succeeded.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

慎Humility, Be Careful, Discreet13 strokes 重Heavy, Important, Esteem9 strokes

More words with 慎

謹慎きんしん · self restraint 慎むつつしむ · to be careful

More words with 重

重宝ちょうほう · convenientN1 重複ちょうふく · duplicationN1 重複じゅうふく · duplicationN1

Full entry on Jisho

比重ひじゅう · specific gravityN1

重量じゅうりょう · heavyweightN2

重役じゅうやく · directorN2

重力じゅうりょく · gravityN2

八重やえ · eightfold

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