謙

self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

へりくだ.る

Nanori (名乗り)

かねゆずる

Stroke Order

17 / 17

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:17

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1582

Vocabulary

ケン

Word	Reading	Meaning
謙虚	ケンキョ	modest; humble
謙遜	ケンソン	modesty; humility; being humble
恭謙	キョウケン	modesty; humility
謙称	ケンショウ	self-deprecating term; humble way of referring to oneself, one's abilities, one's possessions, etc.
謙譲	ケンジョウ	modesty; humility

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
謙そん	けんそん	modesty; humility; being humble
謙譲の美徳	けんじょうのびとく	modest virtue
謙る	へりくだる	to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
謙譲語Ｉ	けんじょうごいち	humble language in which the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.)
謙譲語ＩＩ	けんじょうごに	humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party); humble language used as a courtesy

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