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敬意 (けいい, keii) Japanese meaning: respect | Kotomora

敬けい意い

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い

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Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

respect; honor; esteem

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

彼かれの勇ゆう気きに深ふかい

敬けい

意い

を

抱いだ

い

て

いる

。

I have deep respect for his courage.

目め上うえの人ひとには敬けい意いを払はらうべきだ。

You should show respect to your superiors.

Usage patterns

〈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.

Expressions

敬けい意いを払はらうpay respect; show respect

Kanji

敬awe, respect, honor
意idea, mind, heart

Related words· 7

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.

Opposites

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.

Don't confuse with

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.

Etymology

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