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謙
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謙 (self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest)

  • JLPT N1
  • 17 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 言
  • #1582 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
ケン
Kun'yomi 訓読み
へりくだ.る

Example words & Vocabulary

謙虚けんきょ
modesty,humility
謙遜けんそん
humble,humility,modesty
謙るへりくだる
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener

Example sentences 3

謙虚けんきょさを身みにつけて。

Learn humility.

彼かれの謙虚けんきょな態度たいどに感心かんしんした

I admired his modest attitude.

彼女かのじょは自分じぶんの業績ぎょうせきに謙虚けんきょである。

She is modest about her achievement.

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