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慎む is an exact match with one form of the following word:
慎む
BOOST
Reading : つつしむ   
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be careful; to be discreet  (usu. 慎む)
2. to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to abstain  (usu. 慎む)
3. to be reverent; to be humble  (this meaning is restricted to form 謹む)
4. to be purified; to be chaste
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 87,214 which gives a rank of 8,602
慎む is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 140,000 (about 650,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 47 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
かのじょ
彼女
さけ
つつし
んでいる

She abstains from drinking.
かれ
おしゃべり
つつし
った

He said he would keep from chatting.
くち
つつし
んだら
どう
You'd better hold your tongue.
謹む
BOOST
Reading : つつしむ   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 184,000 (about 375,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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謹しむ
BOOST
Reading : つつしむ   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 152,000 (about 538,000 results)
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虔む
BOOST
Reading : つつしむ   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 234,000 (about 58,200 results)
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シン   discreet   つつし to be discreet, to be modest, to be restrained   
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heart
シン   truth   ま exactly; deep   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
table
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キン   discreet   つつし to be discreet, careful   
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キン   すみれ violet   
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シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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オウ    king   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
dot   
grass   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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respect
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とら tiger   
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divining rod
cliff
シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
ブン   モン    literature   ふみ a letter   
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