# 遜 — modest

遜 means “modest”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ソン (son). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: modest
- On'yomi: ソン (son)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 9

## How to remember 遜

Sounds like 孫: both read ソン.

Parts: 孫 grandchild · 辶 road

## Don't confuse it with

[孫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/grandchild/)

## More in the “Feelings 9” set

[貪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/covet/) · [羨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-envious/) · [遜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/modest/) · [傲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haughty/) · [慄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shudder/) · [憬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/admire/) · [臆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/timid/) · [鬱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gloom/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/modest/. Last updated 2026-11-01.