Moto 敬遠 (けいえん)pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth
- pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berthnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away fromnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- giving the batter an "intentional walk"noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Kanji in 敬遠
- 敬Awe; Respect; HonorRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N2
- 遠Distant; FarRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
Words that share its kanji
- 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
- 敬老けいろうrespect for the aged
- 失敬しっけいrudeness; impoliteness
- 敬ううやまうto show respect for; to revere
- 敬具けいぐYours sincerely; Yours truly
- 敬愛けいあいrespect and affection; love and respect
- 永遠えいえんeternity; perpetuity
- 遠征えんせいexpedition; (military) campaign
- 望遠鏡ぼうえんきょうtelescope
- 遠隔えんかくdistant; remote
- 遠慮えんりょreserve; constraint
- 遠山えんざんdistant mountain
- ご遠慮くださいごえんりょくださいplease refrain (from)
- ご遠慮下さいごえんりょくださいplease refrain (from)
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