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Dictionary: “へりくだる”

謙る

へりくだる

to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

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Kun/On information

謙
On
けん
Kun
へりくだ.る
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・self-effacing

・humble oneself

・condescend

・be modest

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to deprecate oneself and praise the listener;to abase oneself