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今日の漢字
Grade 6JLPT N2

awe, respect, honor, revere

12 strokes · frequency rank #1078

On
ケイ、キョウ
Kun
うやま.う

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Common words

  1. けいしょうhonorific title; honorific term of address1
    • It depends on the person, but using "sir" for women (a title of honour for men) is very rude.

  2. しっけいrudeness; impoliteness; disrespect; impertinence2
  3. そんけいrespect; esteem; reverence; honour3
    • You're respected by everybody.

    • Everybody looked up to him.

    • Everybody looks up to him.

  4. うやまうto show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor4
    • We should worship our ancestors.

    • I respect elderly people.

    • They held her in high esteem as their benefactor.

  5. けいぐyours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly5
  6. けいいrespect; honour; honor6
    • You should be respectful to your parents.

    • He paid me the compliment of listening.

    • The students were not respectful towards their teacher.

  7. けいろうrespect for the aged7
  8. けいごhonorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language8
    • The Japanese language has honorific expressions.

    • Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.

  9. けいえんpretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth9
    • Tom loses his temper so easily that everybody avoids him.

    • You had better keep him at a respectful distance.

    • He walked the batter intentionally.

  10. けいあいrespect and affection; love and respect10
    • His family adored him and in a sense he was spoiled by them.

    • We miss our dear grandmother.

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