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敬 · awe, respect

敬 is a kanji meaning awe, respect, honor, revere. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N2 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ケイkei
  • キョウkyō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • うやまうuyamau

Practise the N2 kanji

In 第13巻 JLPT N2, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 敬 · 5 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 敬
WordReadingMeaningLevel
敬意けいいrespect, honorN3
尊敬そんけいrespect, reverence, honorN3
敬ううやまうto show respect, to honorN2
敬語けいごhonorific language (lit., respect language)N2
敬具けいぐSincerely (used at the end of letter)N1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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