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慎 = 真 + 忄

慎 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “humility”. It is built from 真 (true) and 忄 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 677.

Keyword
humility
RTK frame
677
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つつし.む, つつ.ましい, つつし, つつし.み
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
смирение
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
慎 act with care

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 真 true
  2. 忄 heart

How to find 慎 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “true” + “heart”. 慎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 慎 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.