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卑下自慢 (ひげじまん) — boasting of one's humility | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
卑下自慢

卑下自慢

卑ひ下げ自じ慢まん

boasting of one's humility

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology32 strokes

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ひげじまん

Noun, Participle, Verb

1.

boasting of one's humility

idiomatic expression

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Kanji that make up this word

いや.しい・いや.しむ・いや.しめる…(1)

lowly・base・vile・vulgar・despise

した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)

below・down・descend・give・low…(1)

みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)

ridicule・laziness

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