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    3. 謙譲語I

    謙譲語I

    謙けん譲じょうご語いちI​

    humble language in which the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.)

    NTNounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab51 strokes

    謙譲語1

    けんじょうごいち

    Noun

    1.
    humble language in which the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.)

    Kanji that make up this word

    謙
    へりくだ.る…(3)
    self-effacing・humble oneself・condescend・be modest
    譲
    ゆず.る…(2)
    defer・turnover・transfer・convey
    語
    かた.る・かた.らう…(1)
    word・speech・language
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