See also: 謙讓

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(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

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Noun

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(けん)(じょう) (kenjōけんじやう (kenzyau)?

  1. modesty, humility

Derived terms

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Verb

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(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

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References

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