謙遜
けんそん
modesty; humility; being humble
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive, Na-adjective
modesty; humility; being humble
Example sentences
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His modesty is worth respecting.
謙遜している場合じゃないよ。
This is no time for modesty.
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.
「トム、お家建てたんだってね」「あっ、はい。『うさぎ小屋』ですけど」「またまた、謙遜しちゃって」
"Tom, I heard you built your own house." "Er, yeah. It's only small though." "You're underselling yourself again."
私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止め、謙遜な探究者、懐疑主義者を装った。
I was charmed with it, adopted it, dropped my abrupt contradiction and positive argumentation, and put on the humble inquirer and doubter.