Word Meaning 謙る

へりくだる herikudaru

謙る is read as へりくだる (herikudaru) and means to deprecate oneself and praise the listener.

Meaning

English

  1. to deprecate oneself and praise the listener
  2. to abase oneself

Reading

Kana

へりくだる

Romaji

herikudaru

Writing Variants

  • 遜る へりくだる herikudaru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 驕る・傲る,威張る,高ぶる Rank 137847 Priority V

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謙虚

けんきょ

modest

謙遜

けんそん

modesty