謙譲

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See also: 謙讓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けん
Grade: S
じょう
Grade: S
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
謙讓 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(けん)(じょう) (kenjōけんじやう (kenzyau)?-na (adnominal (けん)(じょう) (kenjō na), adverbial (けん)(じょう) (kenjō ni))

  1. modest, humble

Inflection

Noun

(けん)(じょう) (kenjōけんじやう (kenzyau)?

  1. modesty, humility

Derived terms

Verb

(けん)(じょう)する (kenjō suruけんじやう (kenzyau)?transitive suru (stem (けん)(じょう) (kenjō shi), past (けん)(じょう)した (kenjō shita))

  1. to humble

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN