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遜る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
へりくだる
BOOST
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself  (often written with kana only)
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へりくだる is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 115,000 (about 1,160,000 results)
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Example sentences:
へりくだる
える
です
It's a word that adds a humble tone.
かれ
どんな
ひと
へりくだるようなことしない
He isn't humble with anyone.
遜る
BOOST
Reading : へりくだる   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 205,000 (about 223,000 results)
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謙る
BOOST
Reading : へりくだる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 48,000 (about 9,380,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
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ソン    humble, modest   
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ソン   まご grandchild   
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ケイ    system; lineage   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
シ   いと thread   
child   
move
ケン    self-effacing   
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ケン   double   かねる to be unable to; to double up as   
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grain
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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