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敬 Respect - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
敬
English: Respect
Onyomi:
ケイ
キョウ
Kunyomi:
うやまう
Nanori: け, たか, たかし, たけ, とし, のり, ひろ, ゆき, よし
Romaji:
kei
kei
kyou
uyamau
Radical: 攴
Kanji: 敬 (12 Strokes)
JLPT Level: JLPT 1
Frequency Rank: 1078
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Different Meanings:

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

けいわがくえんだいがく :: 敬和学園大学 Keiwa College

けいあいだいがく :: 敬愛大学 Keiai University

けいろうてちょう :: 敬老手帳 Discount pass for the elderly

けいろうパス :: 敬老パス Discount pass for the elderly

マニュアルけいご :: マニュアル敬語 Honorific expressions learned from company training manuals

さいこうけいご :: 最高敬語 Honorific language mainly reserved for speaking of or to a member of the Imperial family

さいこうけいご :: 最高敬語 Highest honorifics

けいい :: 敬畏 Fear (e.g. of authority)

けいい :: 敬畏 Reverence

けいい :: 敬畏 Awe

けいろうきん :: 敬老金 Cash gift from local government to the elderly (often on 77th and 88th birthdays)

けいじょうご :: 敬譲語 Honorific language

けいじょうご :: 敬譲語 Polite expression

けいじょうご :: 敬譲語 Term of respect

けいじょうご :: 敬譲語 Honorific

けいじょうご :: 敬譲語 Polite speech

けいじょうご :: 敬譲語 Humble and honorific expressions

あいきょうべに :: 愛敬紅 Lipstick discreetly put on the earlobes or the corners of the eyes (by women)

あいきょうべに :: 愛敬紅 Lipstick that actors put on their earlobes, cheeks and corners of eyes

あいきょうのもちい :: 愛敬の餅 Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony

あいきょうげ :: 愛敬毛 Lovelock

あいきょうげ :: 愛敬毛 Hair too short to be tied or arranged with the rest of the hair (typically around the sideburns)

あいきょうげ :: 愛敬毛 Straggling hair

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

いけいのねん :: 畏敬の念 Reverential feelings

いけいのねん :: 畏敬の念 Feelings of awe and veneration

けいてい :: 敬呈 Salutation in a formal letter

Godan verb with 'ku' ending

あいぎょうづく :: 愛敬付く To be charming

あいぎょうづく :: 愛敬付く To have a charming face, voice, personality, etc.

Using 敬 in sentences:

(Japanese) 本当にトムを尊敬してます。

(English) I really respect Tom.

(Japanese) 常に全力でやる人を尊敬するよ。

(English) I respect those who always do their best.

(Japanese) 心から尊敬してます。

(English) I really respect you.

(Japanese) 心から尊敬します。

(English) I really respect you.

(Japanese) 心から尊敬する。

(English) I really respect you.

How do you say Respect in Japanese?

Answer: 敬

How many kanji strokes does 敬 have?

Answer: 12

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