JLPT N1 · 17 strokes
Kanji 謙: "self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend"
The kanji 謙 means "self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest". It is written with 17 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ケン in on'yomi and へりくだ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
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Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
へりくだ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 17 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1582 of 2,501 |
Common words with 謙
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 謙遜modesty; humility; being humble
- 謙虚modest; humble
- 謙るto deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
- 謙譲modesty; humility
- 恭謙modesty; humility
- 謙譲の美徳modest virtue
- 謙譲語humble language (e.g. itadaku)
- 謙称self-deprecating term; humble way of referring to oneself, one's abilities, one's possessions, etc.
- 謙抑humbling oneself
- 謙辞modest word; humble language
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