Meaning of 謙遜 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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謙遜, 謙そんJLPT 2
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Kana Readingけんそん
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Romajikenson
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- humble; humility; modesty
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Example Sentences
謙遜, 謙そん, けんそん used in context
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His modesty is worth respecting.
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私はそれに引き付けられて、それを採用し、ぶっきらぼうな反対や真正面からの議論を止め、謙遜な探究者、懐疑主義者を装った。
I was charmed with it, adopted it, dropped my abrupt contradiction and positive argumentation, and put on the humble inquirer and doubter.
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日本の論者にはこういう謙遜な態度が少ないのが残念だと思います。
I feel it unfortunate that there is little of this kind of humble attitude amongst Japanese debaters.
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