慎重

しんちょう

careful, prudent, cautious

What does 慎重 mean?

慎重 is a Japanese noun meaning careful, prudent, cautious in English. It is written as 慎重 in kanji, しんちょう in hiragana, and shinchou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

裁判官には慎重さがなくてはならない。

Discretion is proper to judges.