Your Perfect Humble Japanese

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Japanese is a very respectful language.
You can choose to either honor the person you are speaking to,
Or you can also humble yourself when speaking.

Let's try a Japanese quiz!

humble-in-japanese

 

あの人は、成功して有名なのに腰が(   )。

That man is successful and famous, but he is so humble.

 

Choose the correct word to fit into the missing space (    ).

Select the answer from choices 1~ 3 below.

① 低(ひく)い
② 強(つよ)い
③ やわらかい

答えは・・・The answer is・・・

yajirushi

yajirushi

 

① 低(ひく)い

 

◆ Today's expression

腰(こし)が低(ひく)い modest, humble]

 

◆ Example Sentence

・彼女は、素晴らしい才能を持ちながらも腰が低い態度で仕事に臨んでいる。

・彼女(かのじょ)は、素晴(すば)らしい才能(さいのう)を持(も)ちながらも腰(こし)が低(ひく)い態度(たいど)で仕事(しごと)に臨(のぞ)んでいる。

She approaches her work with a humble attitude despite having exceptional talent.

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