"敬老" meaning in Japanese

See 敬老 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ke̞ːɾo̞ː] Forms: 敬老 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (けい), (ろう)), keirō [romanization], keirau [romanization], けいらう [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|けいろう|hist=けいらう}} 敬(けい)老(ろう) • (keirō) ^(←けいらう (keirau)?)
  1. respect for the elderly
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        ]
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    },
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    },
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  ],
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        ]
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    },
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        "Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with 敬 read as けい",
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