謙

JLPT N1 Kanji · Practice Flashcards

謙 — self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest

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

Flashcards

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.

生うまれながらの謙虚けんきょさ。

Natural humility.

彼の謙遜さは賞賛に値する。

His modesty is worth respecting.