Japanese symbol for “humility”
卑下
ひげ
Romaji: hige
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
In Japanese, humility is 卑下, read ひげ (hige).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “humility”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 謙遜 | けんそん kenson | modesty; humility; being humble |
| 謙譲 | けんじょう kenjou | modesty; humility |
| 恭謙 | きょうけん kyouken | modesty; humility |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卑劣 | ひれつ hiretsu | mean; contemptible; despicable |
| 卑怯 | ひきょう hikyou | cowardly; craven |
| 卑屈 | ひくつ hikutsu | servile; subservient; obsequious |
| 男尊女卑 | だんそんじょひ dansonjohi | male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women |
| 卑しい | いやしい iyashii | lowborn; humble; lowly |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
| 低下 | ていか teika | fall; decline; lowering |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.