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謙 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「言」

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準2High school level ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
ケンけん · ken
Kun
へりくだ.るherikuda.ru
Meaning
humble; modest

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

言 "words" with 兼 "to hold back": keeping one's words modest — to humble oneself.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onケンけんken謙虚けんきょ謙譲けんじょう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 謙虚けんきょ

    humble; modest

  • 謙譲語けんじょうご

    humble language

More words with this kanji

  • 謙遜けんそん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

彼女(かのじょ)は謙虚(けんきょ)な人(ひと)だ。

She is a modest person.

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The line style shows how they connect

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