Memory phrase for the Kanji: 謙

謙

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Meaning humble, modest, self-effacing

Pronunciation

KEN
herikudaru

Explanation

Left: word 言, right: combine, concurrently 兼 (A hand ナ/ヨ holds two rice plants 禾 combined & concurrently.)

Mnemonic
 
Words combined with modesty.

Radicals

言 word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth 口 symbolize the spoken word.
兼 concurrently, combineA hand holding two rice plants 禾 concurrently.
handSeveral characters are used for hand: ,ナ, 扌, 手,ヨ,又. The hand can be seen with the forearm on the right and the fingers on the left.
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 Vocabulary

謙虚 けんきょ  modesty, humility
謙遜 けんそん  humble, humility, modesty

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