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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
- —絶対敬語absolute respectful speech; absolute honorifics
- —相対敬語relative respectful speech; relative honorifics
- —恐惶敬白very truly yours; very respectfully yours
- —敬天愛人revere heaven, love people
- —失敬千万extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
- —店主敬白Store owner, at your service; Yours truly, the Store Owner
- —和敬清寂harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
- —二重敬語redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)
- —敬虔主義Pietism
- —最高敬語highest honorifics; honorific language mainly reserved for speaking of or to a member of the Imperial family
- —敬老パスdiscount pass for the elderly
- —敬老手帳discount pass for the elderly
- —畏敬の念feelings of awe and veneration; reverential feelings
- —申告敬遠intentional base on balls (through declaration)
- —敬愛大学Keiai University
- —敬意を払うto pay respect (to)
- —バイト敬語polite Japanese as used by young part-time employees in restaurants, etc.
- —ナチス式敬礼Nazi salute
- —敬和学園大学Keiwa College
- —マニュアル敬語honorific expressions learned from company training manuals