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JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

謙けん遜そん

kenson

modest, humble

Example sentences

  1. 日本にっぽんの論者ろんしゃにはこういう謙遜けんそんな態度たいどが少すくないのが残念ざんねんだと思おもいます。

    I feel it unfortunate that there is little of this kind of humble attitude amongst Japanese debaters.

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  2. 彼かれの謙遜けんそんさは賞賛しょうさんに値あたいする。

    His modesty is worth respecting.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 謙遜けんそんしている場合ばあいじゃないよ。

    This is no time for modesty.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 謙遜

  • 謙self-effacing; humble oneselfOnケンKunへりくだる
  • 遜humble; modestOnソンKunしたがう・へりくだる・ゆずる

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