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敬 : Awe

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Components:
苟攴

awe, respect, honor, revere

On 'yomi:
ケイ(kei) キョウ(u)
Kun 'yomi:
うやま.う(uyama.u)
Nanori:
け(ke) たか(taka) たかし(takashi) たけ(take) とし(toshi) のり(nori) ひろ(hiro) ゆき(yuki) よし(yoshi)
Strokes:12
Radical:攴 (66)
Usage Rating:1078
JLPT:N2
old JLPT:2
Grade:6
Unicode:0656c
jis208:23-41
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敬 Usage examples

敬白(けいひゃく)Yours Sincerely
敬老会(けいろうかい)meeting to show respect for the aged
敬神(けいしん)piety, reverence
敬虔(けいけん)pious, devout, modest
敬い(うやまい)reverence, respect, honor, honour, veneration, esteem
神を敬う(かみをうやまう)to revere God
絶対敬語(ぜったいけいご)absolute respectful speech, absolute honorifics
相対敬語(そうたいけいご)relative respectful speech, relative honorifics
敬する(けいする)to respect
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)
敬天愛人(けいてんあいじん)"Revere heaven, love people." (favorite motto of Saigo Takamori, 1827-1877)
失敬千万(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, Yours truly, the Store Owner
和敬清寂(わけいせいじゃく)
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
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)