箴しんしんMeanings1nounwarning; admonitionrare termRare standalone noun; mostly seen in classical or literary contexts. In modern Japanese, the compound 箴言 is more common.「箴しん」は古ふるい文ぶん章しょうで戒いましめの意い味みで使つかわれることがある。In old texts, 箴 is sometimes used to mean a warning or admonition.2nounproverb; maxim; aphorismrare termRare standalone use; the compound 箴言 is the usual modern term for a proverb or maxim.See also: 箴言「箴しん」が単