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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)
敬意を払う けいいをはらう

to pay respect (to)

敬す けいす

to respect

γƒγ‚€γƒˆζ•¬θͺž γƒγ‚€γƒˆγ‘γ„γ”

polite Japanese as used by young part-time employees in restaurants, etc.

ε°Šζ•¬εΏƒ そんけいしん

respect

愛敬 γ‚γ„γŽγ‚‡γ†

love and respect

愛敬ぼくろ あいきょうぼくろ

beauty spot

敬啓 けいけい

salutation at the end of a formal letter

ζ•¬ε‘ˆ けいてい

salutation in a formal letter

ζ„›ζ•¬δ»˜γ γ‚γ„γŽγ‚‡γ†γ₯く

to have a charming face, voice, personality, etc.

愛敬紅 あいきょうべに

lipstick that actors put on their earlobes, cheeks and corners of eyes

愛敬毛 あいきょうげ

straggling hair

愛敬らしい あいきょうらしい

lovely

敬譲θͺž γ‘γ„γ˜γ‚‡γ†γ”

humble and honorific expressions

敬老金 けいろうきん

cash gift from local government to the elderly (often on 77th and 88th birthdays)

ζœ€ι«˜ζ•¬θͺž さいこうけいご

highest honorifics

γƒžγƒ‹γƒ₯をル敬θͺž γƒžγƒ‹γƒ₯をルけいご

honorific expressions learned from company training manuals

敬老手帳 けいろうてけょう

discount pass for the elderly

敬老パス けいろうパス

discount pass for the elderly

η”³ε‘Šζ•¬ι  γ—γ‚“γ“γγ‘γ„γˆγ‚“

intentional base on balls (through declaration)

敬愛倧学 γ‘γ„γ‚γ„γ γ„γŒγ

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