| 謙 | meaning | 'self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest' |
| onyomi | ケン | |
| kunyomi |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 謙虚 | けんきょ | modesty, humility |
| 謙遜 | けんそん | humble, humility, modesty |
| 恭謙 | きょうけん | modesty, humility |
| 謙そん | けんそん | humble, humility, modesty |
| 謙る | へりくだる | to deprecate oneself and praise the listener, to abase oneself |
| 謙称 | けんしょう | refer to modestly |
| 謙譲 | けんじょう | modesty, humility |
| 謙譲の美徳 | けんじょうのびとく | modest virtue |
| 謙譲語 | けんじょうご | humble language (e.g. itadaku) |
| 謙遜語 | けんそんご | humble language |
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