Kanji1 / 12
敬 kanji
awe, respect, honor, revere
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
On readings
ケイキョウ
Kun readings
うやまう
Words with 敬
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N3敬意Popularrespect; honour; honor
- N3尊敬Popularrespect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
- N2敬語Popularhonorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
- N1敬具Popularyours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly
- —敬遠Popularpretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
- —敬称Popularhonorific title; honorific term of address
- —敬老Popularrespect for the aged
- —失敬Popularrudeness; impoliteness; disrespect; impertinence; leaving; going (on one's way); saying goodbye; taking without permission; stealing; pinching; pilfering; my apologies; I must be going now; so long
- —敬reverence; respect
- —畏敬reverence; awe; respect
- —恭敬respect; reverence; veneration
- —敬愛respect and affection; love and respect
- —敬体distal style
- —敬慕love and respect
- —敬礼salute; bow
- —孝敬filial piety
- —崇敬reverence
- —不敬disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
- —敬服great admiration; deep respect
- —表敬courtesy; show of respect