► 動詞
謙遜 [けんそん] [謙遜する] meaning: modest rank: 3
☆ 彼は謙遜しているだけだ ⇨ He is just being modest
☆ 皆が彼の業績を称えると、彼は謙遜して「とんでもない」と言った ⇨ When everybody praised his achievement, he modestly said he didn’t deserve it
卑下 [(1)ひげ] [卑下する] meaning: modest rank: 3
☆ そんなに卑下するのは止めてもっと堂々としなさい ⇨ Stop demeaning yourself and be proud of yourself (☛ In Asian culture modesty and humility is considered as the ultimate virtues, which can often go to far)
► 名詞
謙遜 [けんそん] meaning: modest rank: 3
☆ 日本語には沢山の謙遜の表現がある ⇨ Japanese language has many expressions for modesty
慎み [つつしみ] [liter] meaning: modest rank: 3
☆ 彼には慎みというものがない ⇨ He lacks modesty (☛ Refrain from doing something out of modesty or consideration for others)
► 形容詞
慎ましい [(4)つつましい] meaning: modest rank: 3
☆ 彼等は慎ましく暮らしている ⇨ They are living modestly
奥床しい [(5)おくゆかしい] meaning: modest rank: 4
☆ 奥床しい女性 ⇨ A modest, self-effacing woman (☛ Tend to suggest the old virtue of women being unobtrusive, unassuming, toward men, and sound anachronistic)
► 形容動詞
控え目 [ひかえめ] meaning: modest rank: 2
☆ 彼は控え目な人だ ⇨ He is a modest, not brash, pushy, person (☛ Positive connotations. Not aggressive, greedy, arrogant, but not a pushover either)