謙 – self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend

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The kanji 謙 means self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケン (ken); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is へりくだ.る (herikudaru). It is written with 17 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケン	ken
Kun’yomi	へりくだ.る	herikudaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: ｜・ヨ・言・ハ・并.

Words using 謙

謙虚けんきょmodest謙遜けんそんmodesty

Example sentences

クリスはとても魅力的だし、お金も持っています。でも、少しばかり謙虚さが足りません。

Chris is very attractive and wealthy, but not very modest.

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彼の謙遜さは賞賛に値する。

His modesty is worth respecting.

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Kanji with the same radical

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