謙 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「言」
道準2High school level ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「言」
- On
- ケン
- Kun
- へりくだ.る
- Meaning
- humble; modest
Origin
言 "words" with 兼 "to hold back": keeping one's words modest — to humble oneself.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ケン | 謙虚・謙譲 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 謙虚けんきょ
humble; modest
- 謙譲語けんじょうご
humble language
Example
彼女は謙虚な人だ。
She is a modest person.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)