Meaning

Primary

Humble

Alternatives

Humility, Modesty

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, な adjective, の adjective

Explanation

If you have modesty and are humble, then you are probably humble and have humility (and have modesty too, I guess).

Reading

けんそん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

その四十歳のGoogle社員は、自分の事を謙遜して「過去の遺物だ」なんて言っていたが、実際は全然そんなことないからね。

The 40-year-old Google worker was so humble that he called himself a relic from another age, which really isn’t true at all.

Kanji Composition