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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

謙へりくだる

N1
へりくだる herikudaru
  1. to deprecate oneself and praise the listener
godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

谦逊

Examples

  • 彼女はへりくだって相手をほめた。
    She humbly praised the other person.
    她谦逊地称赞了对方。
  • 話す時に必要以上にへりくだることはない。
    There is no need to be excessively humble when speaking.
    说话时不必过分谦卑。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('b144d145c3'); // 謙る
{
  "id": "b144d145c3",
  "word": "謙る",
  "reading": "へりくだる",
  "romaji": "herikudaru",
  "meanings": [
    "to deprecate oneself and praise the listener"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v5r",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1603220,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼女はへりくだって相手をほめた。",
      "en": "She humbly praised the other person."
    },
    {
      "ja": "話す時に必要以上にへりくだることはない。",
      "en": "There is no need to be excessively humble when speaking."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "f2a40164e9861fc61c399dfd9b29fe2ebf216bbdce9510bd4c25a0e2b394ccdf",
    "meanings": [
      "谦逊"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼女はへりくだって相手をほめた。",
        "zh": "她谦逊地称赞了对方。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "話す時に必要以上にへりくだることはない。",
        "zh": "说话时不必过分谦卑。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/b144d145c3",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1603220; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "4acb5ba418bd52d460ddc04feac5bbcc87e9ef9f13d7cb269e89199152b93b98"
  }
}