謙譲語Ｉ

けんじょうごいち

Also written 謙譲語１

Meanings

1. Noun humble language in which the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.) See also: 謙譲語ＩＩ (けんじょうごに).

Kanji

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

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