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self-effacing

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Parts:|ヨ言ハ并

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Meanings

self-effacing; humble oneself; condescend; be modest

ケンken
Popularity rank: 1582 Pinyin: qiān Korean: gyeom Hán-Việt: khiêm, khiệm
Stroke counts: 17 Grade level: 8 JLPT level: 1 Skip code: 1-7-10

Example Words

恭謙[kyouken] modesty
謙虚[kenkyo] modesty
謙称[kenshou] refer to modestly
謙譲[kenjou] modesty
謙譲の美徳[kenjounobitoku] modest virtue
謙譲語[kenjougo] humble language (e.g. itadaku)
謙そん[kenson] humble
謙遜語[kensongo] humble language
謙る[herikudaru] to deprecate oneself and praise the listener
謙抑[kenyoku] humbling oneself

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