謙虚 (けんきょ): modesty, humble — Japanese vocabulary
謙虚 is read けんきょ and means "modesty, humble". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
謙虚
- Reading
- けんきょ · kenkyo
- Translation
- modesty, humble
- Level
- JLPT N2
- Pitch accent
- けんきょが
Example
彼は年をとるにつれて、一層謙虚になった。
かれはとしをとるにつれて、いっそうけんきょになった。
The older he grew, the more modest he became.
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