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謙 means 'self-effacing'

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Strokes : 17    Frequency: 1723   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-30    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 12 words   Used in 13 words   Used in 338 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ケン
Additional readings
Kun    へりくだる self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest
Name    かね   ゆずる
Components
⿰  言 say; word  兼 double  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 謙 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 謙 is used 11 times, read 2 ways.
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ケン : 10 words FIND ALL
け ん き ょ 1
modesty; humility
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へりくだる : 1 word FIND ALL
へ り く だ る 4 へ り く だ る 0
Most common form: へりくだる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself  (often written with kana only)
2. to condescend to
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An additional へりくだ.る less common words include 謙 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Henshall: 1222  Joy o' Kanji : 1222  Key to Kanji: - 

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謙
ケン    self-effacing   
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兼
ケン   double   かねる to be unable to; to double up as   
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禾
grain
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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