adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. modest, reserved.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
慎ましやか つつましやか
 
 
 
虔しやか つつましやか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

humility, be careful, discreet
シン つつし.む つつ.ましい (7th, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
true, reality, Buddhist sect
シン ま まっ (3rd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
tool, utensil, means
グ そな.える つぶさ.に (3rd, N3)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)