謹 — geun

Parts that make up 謹

How 謹 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 謹 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 言, 堇.

Korean example words with 謹

• 근청謹聽 Korean gloss: 삼가 들음
• 근신謹愼 Korean gloss: 말이나 행동을 삼가고 조심함
• 근봉謹封 Korean gloss: 삼가 봉한다는 뜻으로, 편지 겉봉의 봉한 자리에 쓰는 말
• 근백謹白 Korean gloss: 삼가 아룀이라는 뜻으로, 편지 끝의 자기 이름 아래에 쓰는 말
• 근엄하다謹嚴 Korean gloss: 점잖고 엄숙하다
• 근후謹厚 Korean gloss: ‘근후하다’의 어근
• 근밀하다謹密 Korean gloss: 조심성 있고 치밀하다
• 순근하다純謹 Korean gloss: 성품이 순수하고 조심성이 많다
• 순근하다醇謹 Korean gloss: 성품이 순박하고 조심성이 많다
• 염근하다廉謹 Korean gloss: 청렴하고 매사에 조심성이 있다
• 근고謹告 Korean gloss: 삼가 아룀.
• 근하謹賀 Korean gloss: 삼가 축하함.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 謹

• 謹慎きんしん self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence
• 不謹慎ふきんしん imprudent; indiscreet; immodest
• 謹厳きんげん stern; grave; solemn
• 謹賀新年きんがしんねん Happy New Year
• 謹啓きんけい Dear Sir or Madam; Dear Sirs; Gentlemen
• 謹言きんげん Yours Sincerely ...
• 謹製きんせい carefully made; carefully produced; quality product
• 謹聴きんちょう listening attentively; (be quiet and) listen!; hear! hear!
• 謹呈きんてい humbly presenting; respectfully presenting
• 謹告きんこく informing with respect; announcing respectfully
• 謹書きんしょ respectfully written
• 細謹さいきん slight flaw

Characters sharing the phonetic 堇

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “근” in Korean.

Other hanja read “근”

Other hanja with radical 言