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Kanji Detail for 敬 - "respect, reverence"

敬

  • Meaning

    敬 means "respect, reverence." Also associated with polite.

    1. Respect - To honor; to revere.

    2. Reverence - Deep respect; veneration.

    3. Polite - Courteous; showing respect.

  • Words using 敬

    • 敬称 けいしょう Listen honorific title; honorific term of address
    • 敬意 けいい Listen respect; honour; honor
    • 尊敬 そんけい Listen respect; esteem; reverence
    • 敬遠 けいえん Listen pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth
    • 敬老 けいろう Listen respect for the aged
    • 敬語 けいご Listen honorific; term of respect; polite expression
    • 失敬 しっけい Listen rudeness; impoliteness; disrespect
    • 敬う うやまう Listen to show respect for; to revere; to honour

  • Four-character idioms with 敬

    • 和敬清寂 わけいせいじゃく Listen harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
    • 失敬千万 しっけいせんばん Listen extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
    • 敬天愛人 けいてんあいじん Listen revere heaven, love people

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    • Verified meaning: respect, reverence
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, けい, けいじ, さとし)
    • Also carries these associations: polite

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 敬

    Given names 敬(あき)Listen 敬(けい)Listen 敬(さとし)Listen 敬(たかし)Listen 敬(ひろし)Listen 敬(めぐ)Listen 敬(ゆき)Listen

    Surnames 敬(けいじ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    awe; respect; honor; revere

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    respect, honor; respectfully

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to respect, to honor; respectfully

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Respectful. In appearance it's 恭; in heart it's 敬. | All showing respect is 敬. Hence, colloquially, giving gifts is 敬. Such as 節敬, 喜敬.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kei(ケイ) ケイ

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    uyama.u(うやま-う) うやま-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    攴 攵 (bokunyo・bokuzukuri・tomata・nobun)

  • Related Keywords

    respect reverence polite graciousness humility honor admiration courtesy deference dignity esteem homage veneration

Sentences including 敬

  • He wanted to be respected by the students.

  • She has a charming face.

  • Mary is respected by everyone.

  • We look up to him.

  • He wanted to be respected by everybody.

  • He is respected by everyone.

  • Everybody looks up to him.

  • He is respected by everybody.

  • He is looked up to by all as their leader.

  • He is looked up to as a leader.

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