けん
謙
きょ
虚

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. modest, humble.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
謙
きょ
虚
 謙虚 けんきょ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend
ケン　へりくだ.る　かね (Early High School, N1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
concurrently, and, beforehand
ケン　か.ねる　かね (Early Jr. High, N1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
void, emptiness, unpreparedness
キョ　むな.しい　コ (Late Jr. High, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
コ (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
business, (業 variant)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)