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不謹慎 (ふきんしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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そう
式しき
で
笑わら
う
なんて
不ふ
謹きん
慎しん
だ
。
It's inappropriate to laugh at a funeral.
Usage patterns 不ふ 謹きん 慎しん な 発はつ 言げん an indiscreet/inappropriate remark
He upset everyone around him with an insensitive remark.
不ふ 謹きん 慎しん な 態たい 度ど an inappropriate/disrespectful attitude
Laughing at a funeral is such a disrespectful attitude.
〈 事こと 〉 を 不ふ 謹きん 慎しん だと 思おも う to consider something inappropriate/indiscreet
Many people think that joke is inappropriate.
Kanji 謹 discreet, reverently, humbly 慎 humility, be careful, discreet Related words 軽率 means 'rash/thoughtless' in general situations, while 不謹慎 specifically criticizes a lack of discretion when solemnity or respect is called for.
無分別 is a stronger term for foolish lack of judgment, whereas 不謹慎 focuses narrowly on inappropriateness given the context (e.g. joking at a funeral).
不適切 is a neutral, broad term for 'inappropriate' used in many contexts, while 不謹慎 adds a moral tone of disrespect toward a serious situation.
Etymology Compound of 不 (negative prefix) and 謹慎 (prudence, discretion). 謹慎 itself comes from 謹 (respectful, careful) and 慎 (prudent, restrained).
