This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ケン、へりくだ.る
Romaji: ken, herikuda.ru
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: かね、ゆずる
Romaji: kane, yuzuru
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Romaji

Meanings

self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  149
Frequency:  1582
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-10
Korean Reading:  gyeom
Chinese Reading:  qian1
Unicode:  8b19
JIS:  382C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1617
Nelson Index: 4422
New Nelson Index: 5686
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a10.10
Four Corner Index: 0863.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1222
Gakken Index: 1607
Japanese Names Index: 2646
Daikanwanjiten Index: 35821P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0555
Remembering the kanji Index: 1600
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1766
Kodansha Compact Index: 1706
Kanji in Context Index: 1581
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1076
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1461
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1614
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1726
Essential Kanji Index: 1545
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2044
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3064
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1883

Words

謙虚 (けんきょ)
modesty; humility
謙る (へりくだる)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
謙譲 (けんじょう)
modesty; humility
謙譲語 (けんじょうご)
humble language (e.g. itadaku)
謙遜語 (けんそんご)
humble language
恭謙 (きょうけん)
modesty; humility
謙称 (けんしょう)
refer to modestly
謙譲の美徳 (けんじょうのびとく)
modest virtue
謙遜 (けんそん)
humble; humility; modesty; being humble
謙抑 (けんよく)
humbling oneself
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