Memory phrase for the character: 謙

謙

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Meaning

humble, modest, self-effacing

Pronunciation

KEN
herikudaru

Explanation

 Left: word 言, right: combine, concurrently 兼 (A hand ナ/ヨ holds two rice plants 禾 combined & concurrently.)

Mnemonic
 
(It is more polite to speak in long, flowery phrases rather than in monosyllables.) When words are combined, they are more humble.

Radicals

言 word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth 口 symbolize the spoken word.
兼 concurrently, combineA hand holding two rice plants 禾 concurrently.
handSeveral characters are used for hand: ,ナ, 扌, 手,ヨ,又. The hand can be seen with the forearm on the right and the fingers on the left.




 Vocabulary

謙虚 けんきょ  modesty, humility
謙遜 けんそん  humble, humility, modesty
謙る へりくだる  to deprecate oneself and praise the listener

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