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N3 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb, な-adjective

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

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb, な-adjective

      1. 1.

        modesty, humility, being humble

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    謙遜 【けんそん】

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      • ん

      • そ

      • ん

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    • そんな謙遜(けんそん)しないで下(くだ)さい。

      Please don't be so modest.

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    • 彼(かれ)は謙遜(けんそん)してあんな事(こと)を言(い)ったのだろう。

      He must have said those things out of humility.

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    • 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)して話(はな)す必要(ひつよう)はないよ！」

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

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    • 僕(ぼく)の両親(りょうしん)は自分(じぶん)達(たち)の事(こと)を謙遜(けんそん)して自身(じしん)の功績(こうせき)について語(かた)りません。

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

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    • 謙遜(けんそん)する気持(きも)ちを持(も)つ事(こと)が大事(だいじ)なのは勿論(もちろん)だが、自分(じぶん)の実力(じつりょく)を認(みと)める事(こと)も大切(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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