尊敬する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 尊敬する | 尊敬しない |
| Polite | 尊敬します | 尊敬しません |
| Past polite | 尊敬しました | 尊敬しませんでした |
| Past | 尊敬した | 尊敬しなかった |
| Te-form | 尊敬して | 尊敬しないで |
| Desire | 尊敬したい | 尊敬したくない |
| Potential | 尊敬できる | 尊敬できない |
| Passive | 尊敬される | 尊敬されない |
| Causative | 尊敬させる | 尊敬させない |
| Causative passive | 尊敬させられる | 尊敬させられない |
| Volitional | 尊敬しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 尊敬しましょう | |
| Imperative | 尊敬しろ | 尊敬するな |
| Conditional | 尊敬すれば | 尊敬しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 尊敬したら | 尊敬しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Used as a noun or as 尊敬する for feeling or showing deep respect toward a person, their qualities, achievements, position, or way of life. The object is commonly marked with を in 尊敬する, and に対する is common in noun phrases.
I still respect my junior high school teacher.
彼女は多くの人から尊敬されている。
She is respected by many people.
彼の勇気に対する尊敬の気持ちは変わらない。
My respect for his courage has not changed.
I've respected my father for a long time.
He is respected by his colleagues.
I feel a deep sense of respect toward my teacher.
Her effort is worthy of respect.
The president has earned respect from the employees.
I respect him with all my heart.
尊敬 is the standard, formal Japanese word for deep respect, while リスペクト is a casual loanword often used among younger speakers or in pop culture contexts.
尊敬する directly states respect for someone, whereas 仰ぐ evokes the image of looking up to a revered teacher, deity, or superior.
尊敬 is respect or esteem for someone's character or achievements, whereas 崇拝 is a stronger, worship-like devotion.
尊敬する is the common word for respecting someone's character or achievements, while 崇める is stronger and reserved for near-worshipful reverence.
尊敬 is lasting respect or esteem for a person, while 感心 is often a more immediate reaction to a specific act or ability.
尊敬 means respect or admiration in general, while 師事 specifically means studying under someone as a teacher or master.
尊敬 is the general word for respecting someone, while 一目置く specifically means acknowledging that someone is a cut above oneself in some particular skill or ability.
尊敬する means to respect and admire someone, the opposite attitude of 見下す, which means to look down on them with contempt.