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謙 = 兼 + 言
謙 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “self-effacing”. It is built from 兼 (concurrently) and 言 (say). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1726.
- Keyword
- self-effacing
- RTK frame
- 1726
- Strokes
- 17
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ケン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- へりくだ.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- самоукрепляющийся
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 謙 humble
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 謙 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “concurrently” + “say”. 謙 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 謙 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.