Your Perfect Humble Japanese

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!

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・・・

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.