Word Meaning 畏敬

いけい ikei

畏敬 is read as いけい (ikei) and means reverence.

Meaning

English

  1. reverence
  2. awe
  3. respect

Reading

Kana

いけい

Romaji

ikei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Synonyms 敬愛,敬服,敬慕,崇敬,尊敬,尊重 Rank 25043 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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畏敬の念

いけいのねん

feelings of awe and veneration

敬畏

けいい

awe

畏怖

いふ

awe

尊敬

そんけい

respect

失敬

しっけい

leaving

大不敬

だいふけい

crime against the imperial family (or a shrine dedicated to them, etc.)

表敬

ひょうけい

courtesy

男は度胸女は愛敬

おとこはどきょうおんなはあいきょう

men should be brave, women should be affable

不敬

ふけい

disrespect

無愛敬

ぶあいきょう

unamiability

敬意

けいい

respect

Example Sentences

5

わたしはしぜんへのいけいのねんをもっている。

I feel a sense of awe toward nature.

わたしはせんせいのことばにいけいのねんをおぼえた。

I felt deep reverence for the teacher’s words.

His soldiers feared and respected him.

They watched the solemn ceremony in the church with awe.

With deep and reverent awe I replaced the candelabrum in its former position.