modest virtue; the virtue of humility
Refers to the moral quality of being humble and self-effacing, often discussed in ethical or cultural contexts.
The virtue of humility has been valued in Japanese culture.
謙虚 is a more common word for 'humility' as a personal trait, while 謙譲の美徳 is a formal compound emphasizing humility as a moral virtue.
Compound of 謙譲 (humility) and 美徳 (virtue). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is conventionally associated with Confucian and Japanese ethical thought.