慎重

Chinese

cautious
 
heavy; serious; to double
heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
simp. and trad.
(慎重)
慎 重

Pronunciation


Adjective

慎重

  1. careful; prudent; discreet; cautious

Synonyms

Antonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (慎重):
  • → Japanese: 慎(しん)重(ちょう) (shinchō)
  • → Korean: 신중(愼重) (sinjung)
  • → Vietnamese: thận trọng (慎重)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
慎 重
しん
Grade: S
ちょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
愼重 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) しんちょー [shìńchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ɕĩɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

    Adjective

    慎(しん)重(ちょう) • (shinchō) -na (adnominal 慎(しん)重(ちょう)な (shinchō na), adverbial 慎(しん)重(ちょう)に (shinchō ni))

    1. the way in which one is careful, thoughtful; prudent, discreet

    Inflection

    Noun

    慎(しん)重(ちょう) • (shinchō) 

    1. the quality in which one is careful, thoughtful; prudence, discretion

    References

    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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