慎み・謹み・慎しみ・虔み・虔しみ|つつしみtsutsushimi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmodesty; self-control; discretion
   若わかい娘むすめには慎つつしみが似につかわしい。↗

   Modesty is befitting to a young girl.

• Synonym謙遜けんそんNeutralHumbling yourself and staying modest with others; centers on self-effacing speech and attitude, while 「慎み」 is about measured, disciplined behavior.
• Synonym自粛じしゅくNeutralVoluntarily stopping or limiting activities to show restraint, as in 「外出自粛」; centers on self-imposed limits on one's actions.
• Synonym自制じせいNeutralKeeping your emotions and desires in check; stresses forbearance, as in 「自制心」.
• Synonym遠慮えんりょNeutralHolding back out of consideration for others; the most common word in daily life, as in 「ご遠慮ください」.
• Synonym謙譲けんじょうWrittenYielding while humbling oneself; mostly encountered in the grammatical term 「謙譲語」. More formal than 「慎み」.
• RelatedきょうけんWrittenRespectful humility; a rare, old-fashioned written word. In everyday speech people say 「謙虚」.
• Related克己こっきWrittenConquering one's own desires; stresses willpower-based restraint, as in 「克己心」. A written, formal term.
• Related自己抑制じこよくせいNeutralRestraining your own desires and impulses; a psychology-flavored term with no nuance of dignified conduct.

For everyday politeness or holding back use 「遠慮」, and for modesty use 「謙虚」. Choose 「慎み」 for dignified, well-measured behavior, as in 「慎みのない態度」, and 「自制」 for controlling your emotions.

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1. つつしむこと。
2. 斎戒さいかい。物忌ものいみ。
3. 江戸えど時代じだい、公家くげ、武士ぶしに対たいする刑罰けいばつの一ひとつ。昼間ひるまの外出がいしゅつをさせないこと。