謹

Readings

Pinyin: jǐn

Wade-Giles: chin

Hangul: 근

Korean MC: geun

Korean MR: kŭn

Katakana: キン

Hepburn: kin

to be prudent

• To be discreet, careful, cautious. 〔四教儀 T 1931.46.780c24〕 [resp. cmuller]
• To warn, advise, be strict, prohibit. [resp. cmuller]
• Respectful, reverent, deferential (Skt. gaurava). [resp. cmuller]
• Warning, admonishment, prohibition. [resp. cmuller]
• Cleverness (Skt. karmaṇyatā). [resp. cmuller; source(s): Hirakawa, M-W]

Dictionary References:

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 1095

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