Kanji

Level: N2 Strokes: 12

敬

Meaning in English

awe, respect, honor

Readings

Onyomi: ケイ, キョウ Kunyomi: うやま.う Romaji: kei, kyou / uyama.u

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Animated kanji stroke order

敬

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese admiração, respeito, honra

Spanish asombro, respeto, honor

Korean 경외심, 존경심, 명예

French admiration, respect, honneur

Italian timore reverenziale, rispetto, onore

German Ehrfurcht, Respekt, Ehre

Indonesian kekaguman, rasa hormat, penghargaan

★ Vietnamese sự kính sợ, sự tôn trọng, sự vinh dự

Thai ความเกรงขาม ความเคารพ ความนับถือ

Kanji

Related kanji

N1 故 ko / yue, furu.i, moto happenstance, especially, intentionally N1 敷 fu / shi.ku, -shi.ki spread, pave, sit N1 敵 teki / kataki, ada, kana.u enemy, foe, opponent N3 放 hou / hana.su, -ppana.shi, hana.tsu, hana.reru, ko.ku, hou.ru set free, release, fire N1 整 sei / totono.eru, totono.u organize, arranging, tune N2 改 kai / arata.meru, arata.maru reformation, change, modify N1 攻 kou / se.meru aggression, attack, criticize

Word

Words with this kanji

N1 敬具 keigu Sincerely (used at the end of letter) N2 敬う uyamau to show respect, to honor N2 敬語 keigo honorific language (lit., respect language) N3 敬意 keii respect, honor, esteem N3 尊敬 sonkei respect, admiration, reverence