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尊敬 (そんけい): respect, reverence, honor — Japanese vocabulary

尊敬 is read そんけい and means "respect, reverence, honor". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

尊敬

Reading
そんけい · sonkei
Translation
respect, reverence, honor
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
そんけいが

Example

彼女は先生をとても尊敬している。

かのじょはせんせいをとてもそんけいしている。

She has great respect for her teacher.

Kanji in this word

  • 尊 — Revered, Valuable, Precious
  • 敬 — respect, revere

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