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謙虚
けんきょ
N2
na-adjective
Meanings
1
modesty
2
humble
3
modest
Example sentence
彼は年をとるにつれて、一層謙虚になった。
The older he grew, the more modest he became.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 謙虚 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
謙
Self-effacing, Humble Oneself, Condescend
17 strokes
虚
Void, Emptiness, Unpreparedness
11 strokes
More words with
謙
謙遜
けんそん ·
humble
N2
More words with
虚
虚偽
きょぎ ·
falsehood
虚構
きょこう ·
fiction
虚栄心
きょえいしん ·
vanity
虚しい
むなしい ·
empty
Full entry on Jisho
虚無
きょむ ·
nihility
空虚
くうきょ ·
emptiness
虚無
きょむ ·
nihility ; nothingness
虚数
きょすう ·
imaginary number
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