Onyomi: ケン · Kunyomi: へりくだ.る · Meanings: be modest, condescend, humble oneself, self-effacing
Kanji for be modest, condescend, humble oneself, self-effacing
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 謙虚 | けんきょ | modest, humble | common JLPT-N2 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 謙遜 | けんそん | modesty, humility, being humble | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 謙る | へりくだる | to deprecate oneself and praise the listener, to abase oneself | JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 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.) | Noun |
| 謙譲語 | けんじょうご | humble language (e.g. itadaku) | Noun |
| 謙称 | けんしょう | self-deprecating term, humble way of referring to oneself, one's abilities, one's possessions, etc. | Noun |
| 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 | Noun |
| 謙辞 | けんじ | modest word, humble language | Noun |
| 謙譲 | けんじょう | modesty, humility | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 謙遜語 | けんそんご | humble language | Noun |
| 謙抑 | けんよく | humbling oneself | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 謙譲の美徳 | けんじょうのびとく | modest virtue | Noun |