Kanji 謙
17 strokes
Meaning
self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest
- On'yomi
- ケン
- Kun'yomi
- へりくだる
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 言 speech (149)
- JLPT
- N1
- School grade
- Secondary school
- Kanken
- 準2級
- Frequency
- #1582 / 2500
Stroke order
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Example sentences
褒められても謙虚さが大事。
Even when one is being praised, modesty is important.
彼の謙遜さは賞賛に値する。
His modesty is worth respecting.
高倉謙は新しい仕事になれてなかった。
Ken Takakura wasn't used to his new job.
Look-alike kanji
Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.
Other kanji with radical “speech” 言
- 議deliberation
- 言say
- 調tune
- 話tale
- 設establishment
- 記scribe
- 認acknowledge
- 論argument
- 計plot
- 談discuss
- 語word
- 証evidence
- 説opinion
- 護safeguard
- 警admonish
- 訪call on
- 試test
- 訴accusation
- 評evaluate
- 課chapter
- 識discriminating
- 請solicit
- 討chastise
- 読read
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