Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of へりくだる – see the following entry.
謙る
[verb] abase oneself while praising the listener
Alternative spellings
遜る, 減り下る, 減下る
(This term, へりくだる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as へりくだる, see Category:Japanese kanji read as へりくだる.)