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謙

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • self-effacing
  • humble oneself
  • condescend
  • be modest

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • へりくだ.る
Strokes
17
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1585
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
言#149 · speech

Components

  • ｜
  • ヨ
  • 言
  • ハ
  • 并

Common Words

  • 謙虚けんきょna-adjective
    modest, humble
  • 謙遜けんそんNoun
    modesty, humility, being humble
  • 恭謙きょうけんna-adjective
    modesty, humility
  • 敬謙けいけんna-adjective
    pious, devout
  • 謙るへりくだるGodan verb
    to deprecate oneself and praise the listener, to abase oneself
  • 謙抑けんよくna-adjective
    humbling oneself
  • 謙称けんしょうNoun
    self-deprecating term, humble way of referring to oneself, one's abilities, one's possessions, etc.
  • 謙譲けんじょうna-adjective
    modesty, humility

Practice in Kanjiru

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Related Kanji

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