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Illustration of 謙遜

謙遜けんそん

けんそん kenson Play N2 Noun Suru verb Intransitive Na-adjective

自分を控えめに見せ、相手を立てること。また、その態度。 humble; humility; modesty

Example 1

日本の論者にはこういう謙遜な態度が少ないのが残念だと思います。

I feel it unfortunate that there is little of this kind of humble attitude amongst Japanese debaters.

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Example 2

彼の謙遜さは賞賛に値する。

His modesty is worth respecting.

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Kanji breakdown

謙

N1

self-effacing; humble oneself; condescend; be modest

On reading
ケン
Kun reading
へりくだ.る
Radical
言

遜

N2

humble; modest

On reading
ソン
Kun reading
したが.う、へりくだ.る、ゆず.る
Radical
辵
Illustration of 謙虚
N2

けんきょ

modesty; humility

Illustration of 謙る
N1

へりくだる

to deprecate oneself and praise the listener