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遜: humble

humble; modest
13 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 5 words here

Readings

On
ソン
Kun
したがう・へりくだる・ゆずる

Mostly in 謙遜 (modesty), 不遜 (arrogant) and 遜色 (inferiority); the kun verb is 遜る (へりくだる).

Key words

謙遜けんそんmodesty; humility
遜色そんしょくinferiority
不遜ふそんarrogant
遜るへりくだるto be humble

Example sentences

Praised with 「You're good!」, she laughed modestly.

This cheap camera is no worse even when compared with expensive ones.

You must not speak to older people with an arrogant attitude.

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