"敬" meaning in Japanese

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Affix

IPA: [ke̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (けい)), kei [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 敬 (kjængᴴ, “respectful”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=けい}} Middle Chinese Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|けい}} 敬(けい) • (kei)
  1. respect, honor, reverence Derived forms: 敬する (kei suru) (ruby: (けい)) (english: to respect, to esteem)
    Sense id: en-敬-ja-affix-IMMx8LzE Categories (other): Japanese affixes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Character

Forms: Sixth grade kyōiku kanji [romanization]
  1. Tags: kanji, no-gloss
    Sense id: en-敬-ja-character-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Japanese jōyō kanji, Japanese kanji, Japanese kyōiku kanji, Japanese sixth grade kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Derived forms: 敬愛 (keiai) (ruby: (けい), (あい)) (english: respect and affection), 敬畏 (keī) (ruby: (けい), ()) (english: reverence, holding in awe, fear), 敬意 (keī) (ruby: (けい), ()) (english: respect), 敬遠 (keien) (ruby: (けい), (えん)) (english: keeping at a distance), 敬具 (keigu) (ruby: (けい), ()) (english: a respectful closing statement), 敬虔 (keiken) (ruby: (けい), (けん)) (english: pious), 敬語 (keigo) (ruby: (けい), ()) (english: honorifics), 敬神 (keishin) (ruby: (けい), (しん)) (english: piety), 敬称 (keishō) (ruby: (けい), (しょう)) (english: title of honor), 敬体 (keitai) (ruby: (けい), (たい)) (english: distal style), 敬白 (keihaku) (ruby: (けい), (はく)) (english: Yours Sincerely), 敬服 (keifuku) (ruby: (けい), (ふく)) (english: admiration), 敬慕 (keibo) (ruby: (けい), ()) (english: love and respect), 敬礼 (keirei) (ruby: (けい), (れい)) (english: salute, bow), 敬老 (keirō) (ruby: (けい), (ろう)) (english: respect for elders), 敬譲語 (keijōgo) (ruby: (けい), (じょう), ()) (english: polite speech), 敬天愛人: "Revere heaven (keiten aijin), love people.", 失敬 (shikkei) (ruby: (しっ), (けい)) (english: rude), 尊敬 (sonkei) (ruby: (そん), (けい)) (english: respect), 敬啓 (keikei) (ruby: (けい), (けい)) (english: salutation at end of formal letter), 敬呈 (keitei) (ruby: (けい), (てい)) (english: salutation in a formal letter)

Proper name

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (たかし)), Takashi [romanization]
Etymology: Used as ateji in various names. Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|たかし}} 敬(たかし) • (Takashi)
  1. a male given name Categories (topical): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names
    Sense id: en-敬-ja-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 0 4 3 0 21 5 0 43 12 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 4 3 0 21 5 0 43 11 5 6 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 3 0 94 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 4 0 92 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 5 0 85 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 6 0 86 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 0 93 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [ɯ̟ja̠ma̠i] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (うやまい)), uyamai [romanization]
Etymology: The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 敬う (uyamau, “to respect, to esteem”). Head templates: {{ja-noun|うやまい}} 敬(うやまい) • (uyamai)
  1. respect, esteem Synonyms: 敬い (uyamai) (ruby: (うやま))
    Sense id: en-敬-ja-noun-WMMn~Gy2 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "english": "Yours Sincerely",
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          "word": "敬天愛人: \"Revere heaven"
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      "english": "Yours Sincerely",
      "roman": "keihaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "敬",
          "けい"
        ],
        [
          "白",
          "はく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "敬白"
    },
    {
      "english": "admiration",
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        [
          "敬",
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        ],
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          "服",
          "ふく"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "english": "love and respect",
      "roman": "keibo",
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        [
          "敬",
          "けい"
        ],
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          "慕",
          "ぼ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "敬慕"
    },
    {
      "english": "salute, bow",
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "敬",
          "けい"
        ],
        [
          "礼",
          "れい"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "english": "respect for elders",
      "roman": "keirō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "敬",
          "けい"
        ],
        [
          "老",
          "ろう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "敬老"
    },
    {
      "english": "polite speech",
      "roman": "keijōgo",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "敬",
          "けい"
        ],
        [
          "譲",
          "じょう"
        ],
        [
          "語",
          "ご"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "敬譲語"
    },
    {
      "roman": "keiten aijin",
      "word": "敬天愛人: \"Revere heaven"
    },
    {
      "word": "love people.\""
    },
    {
      "english": "rude",
      "roman": "shikkei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "失",
          "しっ"
        ],
        [
          "敬",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "失敬"
    },
    {
      "english": "respect",
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "尊",
          "そん"
        ],
        [
          "敬",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "english": "salutation at end of formal letter",
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        [
          "敬",
          "けい"
        ],
        [
          "啓",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "english": "salutation in a formal letter",
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "敬",
          "けい"
        ],
        [
          "呈",
          "てい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "敬呈"
    }
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    {
      "form": "Sixth grade kyōiku kanji",
      "tags": [
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      "english": "to respect, to esteem",
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      "ipa": "[ke̞ː]"
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      "ipa": "[ɯ̟ja̠ma̠i]"
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    {
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        [
          "敬",
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      "word": "敬い"
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}

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  "etymology_text": "Used as ateji in various names.",
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      "form": "敬",
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          "敬",
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        ]
      ],
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        "a male given name"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 敬 meaning in Japanese (7.8kB)

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
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  "title": "敬",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "敬",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
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  "title": "敬",
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}

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