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敬
JLPT N2 SL6 12 strokes Frequency: #1078

Meanings

Awe, Respect, Honor, Revere

Radicals

ζ”΅

Decomposition

βΏ°θ‹Ÿζ”΅

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 12

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top
2 vertical right-to-left
3 vertical top-to-bottom
4 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
5 hook bottom-to-top
6 vertical bottom-to-top
7 corner bottom-to-top
8 horizontal bottom-to-top
9 diagonal top-to-bottom
10 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
11 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
12 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
キョウ kyou
γ‚±γ‚€ kei
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
うやま uyama

Words Using This Kanji

61 words total
Other (20 words)
ζœ€ζ•¬η€Ό γ•γ„γ‘γ„γ‚Œγ„

a respectful bow

葨敬 ひょうけい

courtesy

葨敬θ¨ͺ問 ひょうけいほうもん

courtesy call

敬η₯ž けいしん

piety

ζ•¬θ€δΌš けいろうかい

meeting to show respect for the aged

敬白 けいはく

yours sincerely

敬い うやまい

reverence

η₯žγ‚’敬う かみをうやまう

to revere God

相対敬θͺž γγ†γŸγ„γ‘γ„γ”

relative respectful speech

硢対敬θͺž γœγ£γŸγ„γ‘γ„γ”

absolute respectful speech

敬する けいする

to respect

敬倩愛人 γ‘γ„γ¦γ‚“γ‚γ„γ˜γ‚“

revere heaven, love people

倱敬千万 しっけいせんばん

extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)

店主敬白 てんしゅけいはく

Store owner, at your service

ε’Œζ•¬ζΈ…ε―‚ γ‚γ‘γ„γ›γ„γ˜γ‚ƒγ

harmony, respect, purity and tranquility

δΊŒι‡ζ•¬θͺž γ«γ˜γ‚…γ†γ‘γ„γ”

redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)

男は度胸ε₯³γ―愛敬 γŠγ¨γ“γ―γ©γγ‚‡γ†γŠγ‚“γͺはあいきょう

men should be brave, women should be affable

敬 けい

reverence

倧不敬 だいちけい

great impropriety (esp. towards the imperial family)

敬称η•₯ γ‘γ„γ—γ‚‡γ†γ‚Šγ‚ƒγ

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