# 敬 respect

(flowertop) + 句 (verse of a poem) + (director)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
PN SIDEKICK

## Onyomi

KEI | It's OK to respect my ass.

## Mnemonic

| The director wrote some verses about flowers that are pretty terrible, but you gotta respect it anyway, because he's the director.

## Jukugo

尊敬語(そんけいご) | formal Japanese ★★★☆☆ F 尊敬 (respect) + 語 (language) = 尊敬語 (formal Japanese) the formal Japanese you use when you are addressing your superiors.
尊敬(そんけい) する | respect ★★★☆☆ 尊 (esteem) + 敬 (respect) = 尊敬 (respect) to look up to or respect someone. (BOOBOO: it's not ok to tell someone directly, 'I 尊敬 you very much!' - you'd say it about a third party)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
敷 | lay out / site | TNT |
敬 | respect | FLOWER | 花

Blow up the site with TNT, but I give you a FLOWER to show that I respect you.

## Used In

- 驚
- 警

## Synonyms

respect 尊敬 拝む 崇拝 憧れ