けん
じょう
ごいち
語I

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.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
じょう
ごいち
語I
謙譲語I けんじょうごいち
けん
じょう
いち
謙譲語1 けんじょうごいち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend
ケン へりくだ.る かね (9th, 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 (7th, 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)
defer, turnover, transfer
ゆず.る ジョウ ゆずり (8th, 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)
to help, to assist, to achieve
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
well, well crib, town
い ショウ セイ (7th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
word, speech, language
ゴ かた.る (2nd, N5)
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)
I, my, our
われ わが- あ- (Kentei Pre-1)
five
ゴ い いつ (1st, N5)