What is the Kanji for "Respect"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Respect", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Respect" is "敬".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Uyama".

Its onyomi reading is "Kei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "苟" . And The radical "攵" means "Strike" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "敬" mean in japanese?

"敬" means "Respect".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

敬語: "Honorific". The Japanese noun '敬語 (けいご)' refers to a set of polite speech patterns and expressions used in Japanese to show respect, deference or humility. Keigo is used when speaking to or about people of higher status, older age, or those deserving of respect. It involves the use of humble, respectful, and honorific language. For example: She spoke using honorific language - (彼女は敬語を使って話した).

尊敬: "Respect". The verbal noun '尊敬 (そんけい)' means 'respect'. This word refers to the feeling of high regard and esteem for someone or something. It is often used to express admiration, honor, and deference towards a person, their abilities, or achievements. For example: I have great respect for my teacher - (私は先生に対して大変尊敬の念を抱いています). Showing respect to one's elders is important in Japanese culture - (日本の文化では年長者への尊敬が重要です).

敬う: "Revere". The verb '敬う (うやまう)' means 'to revere'. It is used to express a feeling of deep respect, honor, and admiration towards someone or something. This verb is often used in formal contexts and situations where one shows reverence or deference. For example: The people revered the emperor - (国民は天皇を敬っていた). She reveres her teacher - (彼女は先生を敬っている).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "け" is read as "ke". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "や" is read as "ya". And The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.