謙遜

けんそん

humble, humility, modesty

What does 謙遜 mean?

謙遜 is a Japanese noun meaning humble, humility, modesty in English. It is written as 謙遜 in kanji, けんそん in hiragana, and kenson in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼の謙遜さは賞賛に値する。

His modesty is worth respecting.