謙譲

けんじょう

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun modesty; humility

Kanji

• 謙 humble. Read as ケン.
• 譲 yield. Read as ジョウ.

Words containing 謙譲

• 謙譲語 (けんじょうご) humble language (e.g. itadaku)
• 謙譲の美徳 (けんじょうのびとく) modest virtue
• 謙譲語Ｉ (けんじょうごいち) humble language in which the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.)

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