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敬

awe
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingケイ、キョウ
Kun readingうやま.う
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. aweRtK
  2. honor
  3. respect
    彼は父を尊敬している。He respects his father.tatoeba
    闕字よりもさらに敬意を表した書式。An honorific format showing more respect than using ketsuji.wiki
  4. revere
  1. to show respect for
  2. to revere
  3. to honour
  4. to honor
  5. to worship

Popular Usage

敬意敬う敬語敬具

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · phrase · bound up (乙) · mouth (口) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 356

Compound words

敬意けいい
respect; honour; honor
敬ううやまう
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship
敬語けいご
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
和敬清寂わけいせいじゃく
harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
敬具けいぐ
yours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly
敬遠けいえん
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from
敬称けいしょう
honorific title; honorific term of address
敬老けいろう
respect for the aged
失敬しっけい
rudeness; impoliteness; disrespect; impertinence; leaving
尊敬そんけい
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
愛敬あいきょう
charm
畏敬いけい
reverence
恭敬きょうけい
respect
敬愛けいあい
respect and affection
敬慕けいぼ
love and respect
敬礼けいれい
salute, bow, respectful greeting
敬虔けいけん
pious
孝敬こうけい
filial piety
崇敬すうけい
reverence
不敬虔ふけいけん
impiety
恐惶敬白きょうこうけいはく
very truly yours
敬老の日けいろうのひ
Respect for the Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
敬虔主義けいけんしゅぎ
Pietism
尊敬するそんけいする
respect

On Reading Examples

男は度胸、女は愛敬。あいきょう
Man is judged by his courage, woman by her charm.tatoeba
子どもが父親を尊敬の眼差しで見上げている。そんけい
The child looks up to his father with worship in his eyes.tatoeba
彼が礼儀正しいので、私たちは尊敬している。そんけい
We look up to him because of his politeness.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は非常に尊敬されていた、しかるに彼の息子は非常に軽蔑されていた。
He was greatly respected, while his son was as much despised.tatoeba
彼は非常に正直だったので、誰からも尊敬されていた。
His honesty was such that he was respected by everybody.tatoeba
彼は彼らの指導者として尊敬されている。
He is looked up to as their leader.tatoeba
闕字・平出よりもさらに敬意を高めた表現。
An expression showing higher respect than when using ketsuji or hyoshutsu.wiki
他の身分の者に敬語以外の言葉を使うことの禁止。
Prohibited to use languages except honorific language to people with other social status.wiki
その他、主な死の尊敬語としては逝去などがある。
Another main honorific language of death is 逝去.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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