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謙讓
[ gyeomyang ]
「명사」 Noun
• humbleness; modesty; humility; diffidence
Acts humbly and gives way to others.
behaviour
positive
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
謙 (겸)
–
to be humble, modest
讓 (양)
–
to yield, to concede, to defer
Synonyms
양보
–
concession; yielding; compromise
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결단코
결정
결합
결합되다
결혼
겸
겸손
겸손하다
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