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謙遜 (けんそん): humble, humility, modesty — Japanese vocabulary

謙遜 is read けんそん and means "humble, humility, modesty". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

謙遜

Reading
けんそん · kenson
Translation
humble, humility, modesty
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
けんそんが

Example

彼の謙遜さは賞賛に値する。

かれのけんそんさはしょうさんにあたいする。

His modesty is worth respecting.

Kanji in this word

  • 謙 — humble
  • 遜 — Humble, Modest

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