Word Meaning 謙譲語2

けんじょうごに kenjougoni

謙譲語2 is read as けんじょうごに (kenjougoni) and means humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party).

Meaning

English

  1. humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party)
  2. humble language used as a courtesy

Reading

Kana

けんじょうごに

Romaji

kenjougoni

Writing Variants

  • 謙譲語II けんじょうごに kenjougoni

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 51 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 120821 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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謙譲語

けんじょうご

humble language (e.g. itadaku)

謙譲語1

けんじょうごいち

humble language in which the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.)

謙譲の美徳

けんじょうのびとく

modest virtue

謙譲

けんじょう

modesty

謙遜語

けんそんご

humble language

敬譲語

けいじょうご

humble and honorific expressions

謙虚

けんきょ

modest

謙遜

けんそん

modesty

譲歩

じょうほ

concession

標語

ひょうご

motto

語源

ごげん

origin of a word

熟語

じゅくご

kanji compound