謙遜、謙そん
けんそん
kenson
JMdict entry #1260240
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verbadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) modesty; humility; being humble
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼の謙遜さは賞賛に値する。
kare no kenson sa ha shousan ni atai suru 。
His modesty is worth respecting.
私はそれに引き付けられて、それを採用し、ぶっきらぼうな反対や真正面からの議論を止め、謙遜な探究者、懐疑主義者を装った。
watakushi ha sore ni hikitsuke rare te 、 sore wo saiyou shi 、 bukkirabou na hantai ya ma shoumen kara no giron wo tome 、 kenson na tankyuu sha 、 kaigi shugi sha wo yosooxtsu ta 。
I was charmed with it, adopted it, dropped my abrupt contradiction and positive argumentation, and put on the humble inquirer and doubter.
日本の論者にはこういう謙遜な態度が少ないのが残念だと思います。
nippon no ron sha ni ha kou iu kenson na taido ga sukunai no ga zan'nen da to omoi masu 。
I feel it unfortunate that there is little of this kind of humble attitude amongst Japanese debaters.