敬う (うやまう): to show respect, to honor — Japanese vocabulary
敬う is read うやまう and means "to show respect, to honor". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
敬う
- Reading
- うやまう · uyamau
- Translation
- to show respect, to honor
- Level
- JLPT N2
- Pitch accent
- うやまうが
Example
両親は私に老人を敬うように言った。
りょうしんはわたしにろうじんをうやまうようにいった。
My parents told me that we should respect the elderly.
Kanji in this word
- 敬 — respect, revere
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