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謙抑

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 謙抑.

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Entry

謙抑けんよくNoun～な Adj.Intransitive～する VerbFreq #243218
1

humbling oneself

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

謙

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
抑

repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of

7 strokesFrequency 834JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ヨク

Kun

おさ.える

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