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へりくだる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word へりくだる.

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Entry

りくだ謙る遜るIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #33992
1

to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest

17 strokesFrequency 1,582JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケン

Kun

へりくだ.る

Nanori

かねゆずる

humble, modest

14 strokesGrade 8

On

ソン

Kun

したが.うへりくだ.るゆず.る

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