— self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest

  • JLPT N1
  • 17 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 言
  • #1582 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
ケン
Kun'yomi
へりくだ.る

Example words

  • 謙虚けんきょmodesty; humility
  • 謙遜けんそんhumble; humility; modesty
  • 謙るへりくだるto deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself