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Keyword
humble
  • self-effacing
  • humble oneself
  • condescend
  • be modest
Frequency
#1582
Strokes
17
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
1726
Readings
ケン100%
Mnemonic
You say your thanks quietly and serve everyone concurrently, refusing any applause, and stay perfectly humble to the end.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
謙けん虚きょ
modest; humble
Na-adjective
謙けん遜そん
modesty; humility; being humble
Noun
謙けん譲じょう
modesty; humility
Na-adjective
謙へりくだる
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
Godan verb