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N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

謙遜(けんそん)humble, humility, modesty, being humble

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      1.

      modesty, humility, being humble

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    謙遜 【けんそん】

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      そんな謙遜(けんそん)しないで(くだ)さい。

      Please don't be so modest.

      • N3

      (かれ)謙遜(けんそん)してあんな(こと)()ったのだろう。

      He must have said those things out of humility.

      • N3

      友達(ともだち)に:「友達(ともだち)同士(どうし)なのに謙遜(けんそん)して(はな)必要(ひつよう)はないよ!」

      Speaking to a friend: 'There's no need to speak modestly when we're friends!'

      • N3

      (ぼく)両親(りょうしん)自分(じぶん)(たち)(こと)謙遜(けんそん)して自身(じしん)功績(こうせき)について(かた)りません。

      My parents are modest and don't talk about their accomplishments.

      • N3

      謙遜(けんそん)する気持(きも)ちを()(こと)大事(だいじ)なのは勿論(もちろん)だが、自分(じぶん)実力(じつりょく)(みと)める(こと)大切(たいせつ)だ。

      It is important to have a sense of humility, of course, but it is also important to recognize your own abilities.

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