慎む (Tsutsushimu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be careful, to be discreet, to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto be careful; to be discreetusu. 慎む
- godan verb, transitive verbto do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstainusu. 慎む
- godan verb, transitive verbto be reverent
- godan verb, transitive verbto be purified; to be chaste
Examples
口を慎んだらどうだ。
You'd better hold your tongue.
彼女は酒を慎んでいる。
She abstains from drinking.
軽挙妄動を慎んでください。
Please behave prudently.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).