Keyword
humble
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1726
Readings
けん
(98%)
Composed of
say
concurrently
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
modesty; humility; being humble
modest; humble
modesty; humility
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
modesty; humility
humble language (e.g. itadaku)
self-deprecating term; humble way of referring to oneself, one's abilities, one's possessions, etc.
humbling oneself
modest word; humble language
modesty; humility; being humble
humble language
humble language in which the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.)
humble language in which the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.)
humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party); humble language used as a courtesy
humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party); humble language used as a courtesy
Examples (9 in total)
His modesty is worth respecting.
This is no time for modesty.
The humble man is getting along with his neighbors.