けんそん

謙遜

modesty; humility; being humble

N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Na-adjective
modestyhumilitybeing humble

Example Sentences

(かれ)の謙遜さは賞賛に値する。

His modesty is worth respecting.

日本の論者にはこういう謙遜な態度が少ないのが残念だと思います。

I feel it unfortunate that there is little of this kind of humble attitude amongst Japanese debaters.

(わたし)はそれに引き付けられて、それを採用し、ぶっきらぼうな反対や真正面からの議論を(やめる)め、謙遜な探究者、懐疑主義者を(よそおう)った。

I was charmed with it, adopted it, dropped my abrupt contradiction and positive argumentation, and put on the humble inquirer and doubter.