謙
謙 — Self-effacing
self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest
On’yomiケン (ken)
Kun’yomiへりくだる (herikudaru)
Stroke order (17 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 謙
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 謙虚 | けんきょ kenkyo | modest; humble |
| 謙遜 | けんそん kenson | modesty; humility; being humble |
Study notes
謙 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1582 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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