へりくだる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word へりくだる
1
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
Kanji in this Word
謙
17 strokes
Frequency: 1582
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
self-effacing
humble oneself
condescend
be modest
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
へりくだ.る
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
かね
ゆずる
遜
14 strokes
Grade 8
Meanings
humble
modest
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
したが.う
へりくだ.る
ゆず.る
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