Moto 敬: Awe; Respect; HonorKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ケイ、キョウ
- Kun'yomi
- うやま(う)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 72 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ケイ・キョウ)
- 敬称けいしょうtitle of honour; title of honor
- 敬意けいいrespect; honour
- 尊敬そんけいrespect; esteem
- 敬遠けいえんpretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length
- 敬老けいろうrespect for the aged
- 失敬しっけいrudeness; impoliteness
- 敬具けいぐYours sincerely; Yours truly
- 敬愛けいあいrespect and affection; love and respect
- 敬服けいふくgreat admiration; deep respect
- 敬礼けいれいsalute; bow
- 敬語けいごhonorific; term of respect
- 畏敬いけいreverence; awe
- ご愛敬ごあいきょうentertainment; amusement
- バイト敬語バイトけいごpolite Japanese as used by young part-time employees in restaurants, etc.
- マニュアル敬語マニュアルけいごhonorific expressions learned from company training manuals
- 不敬ふけいdisrespect; irreverence
- 不敬罪ふけいざいlese majesty; lèse-majesté
- 不敬虔ふけいけんimpiety; irreverence
- 二重敬語にじゅうけいごredundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)
- 和敬清寂わけいせいじゃくharmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
- 和敬静寂わけいせいじゃくharmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
- 大不敬だいふけいgreat impropriety (esp. towards the imperial family)
- 失敬千万しっけいせんばんextremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
- 孝敬こうけいfilial piety
- 尊敬心そんけいしんrespect
- 尊敬語そんけいごhonorific language
- 崇敬すうけいreverence
- 店主敬白てんしゅけいはくStore owner, at your service; Yours truly, the Store Owner
- 御愛敬ごあいきょうentertainment; amusement
- 恐惶敬白きょうこうけいはくVery truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)
- 恭敬きょうけいrespect; reverence
- 愛敬あいきょうcharm; attractiveness
- 愛敬の餅あいきょうのもちいHeian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony
- 愛敬らしいあいきょうらしいlovely; sweet
- 愛敬付くあいぎょうづくto have a charming face, voice, personality, etc.; to be charming
- 愛敬毛あいきょうげstraggling hair; hair too short to be tied or arranged with the rest of the hair (typically around the sideburns)
- 愛敬紅あいきょうべにlipstick that actors put on their earlobes, cheeks and corners of eyes
- 愛敬者あいきょうものpleasant person; attractive person
- 敬けいreverence; respect
- 敬けんけいけんpious; devout
- 敬すけいすto respect
- 敬するけいするto respect
- 敬仰けいこうadoration; admiration
- 敬体けいたいdistal style
- 敬呈けいていsalutation in a formal letter
- 敬啓けいけいsalutation at the end of a formal letter
- 敬天愛人けいてんあいじんrevere heaven, love people
- 敬意をはらうけいいをはらうto pay respect (to)
- 敬意を払うけいいをはらうto pay respect (to)
- 敬慕けいぼlove and respect
- 敬畏けいいawe; reverence
- 敬白けいはくYours Sincerely
- 敬神けいしんpiety; reverence
- 敬称略けいしょうりゃくtitles omitted; (names listed) without honorifics
- 敬老の日けいろうのひRespect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
- 敬老会けいろうかいmeeting to show respect for the aged
- 敬老金けいろうきんcash gift from local government to the elderly (often on 77th and 88th birthdays)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 敬ううやまうto show respect for; to revere
- 敬いうやまいreverence; respect
Other readings
- 愛敬黒子あいきょうぼくろbeauty spot
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