敬けい意い

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Meanings

A feeling of deep admiration and regard for someone or something, often shown through polite behavior or language.

〈人ひと〉に敬けい意いを示しめすto show respect to someone
彼かれは先せん生せいに敬けい意いを示しめすために深ふかくお辞じ儀ぎをした。
He bowed deeply to show respect to the teacher.
〈人ひと〉に敬けい意いを抱いだくto hold/feel respect for someone
彼かの女じょはその科か学がく者しゃに深ふかい敬けい意いを抱いだいている。
She holds deep respect for that scientist.
敬けい意いを込こめてwith (a spirit of) respect
敬けい意いを込こめて、この賞しょうをお贈おくりします。
We present this award with our deepest respect.
〈人ひと〉に敬けい意いを表ひょうするto formally express respect to someone
式しき典てんでは国こっ旗きに敬けい意いを表ひょうすることが求もとめられる。
At the ceremony, one is expected to formally show respect to the flag.

尊そん敬けいN3
尊敬 is a more personal feeling of respect and admiration for someone's character or achievements, while 敬意 is a broader, more formal sense of respect that can be shown through actions or attitude.
敬けい服ふく
敬服 expresses being deeply impressed and moved to admiration by someone's specific deed, while 敬意 is the more general, formal term for respect itself.
敬けい愛あい
敬愛 combines respect with affection or love for a person, whereas 敬意 is respect alone, without implying closeness or fondness.
オマージュ
敬意 is the general word for respect or reverence, while オマージュ specifically names a creative work made to pay tribute to another artist or work.

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尊そん重ちょうN3
敬意 is the feeling of respect itself, often expressed through manners, while 尊重 emphasizes actively honoring or valuing something in practice.
敬けい
敬意 is a concrete noun meaning 'a feeling of respect' used in set phrases like 敬意を表する, whereas 敬 is more abstract and rarely stands alone.
リスペクト
敬意 is a more literary/formal noun meaning 'a feeling of respect' typically paired with 払う or 示す, whereas リスペクト is a breezier, conversational loanword.

軽けい蔑べつN1
軽蔑 is contempt or scorn for someone, the direct opposite of the admiration expressed by 敬意.

経けい緯いN1
敬意 (respect) and 経緯 (けいい, the details or course of events) are pronounced identically but have completely unrelated meanings.
敬けい礼れい
敬意 is the abstract feeling of respect, while 敬礼 is the physical gesture (salute or bow) that expresses it.

From 敬 (respect) + 意 (mind, thought). The combination straightforwardly means 'respectful thought' or 'feeling of respect'.