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畏懼 (いく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
reverence ; awe ; fear
Literary or formal term for a feeling of deep respect mixed with fear or awe, often toward a superior, deity, or overwhelming power. Rare in everyday speech; more common in classical or formal written contexts.
彼かれ は 上じょう 司し に 対たい し て 畏い 懼く の 情じょう を 隠かく せ なかっ た 。
He could not hide his feelings of awe and fear toward his superior.
Kanji 畏 fear, majestic, graciously Similar words 畏い 敬けい 畏敬 is more common and focuses on reverence and respect, without the strong nuance of fear that 畏懼 carries.
畏い 怖ふ 畏怖 also means awe or dread, but is slightly more common than 畏懼 and often used in religious or solemn contexts.
Etymology Compound of 畏 (い, 'awe, fear') and 懼 (く, 'fear, dread'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with deep reverence mixed with fear.
