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敬

Level IX of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1152 / 2,608

Respect

On’yomi
けい
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
攴 Rap, Tap (Kangxi 66)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 販 (Sell), less common than 寒 (Cold).

Grass on top grows near a mouth being watched by a scarecrow on the right -- a scarecrow who guards the mouth of the field with grassy reverence commands respect.

In words

敬う うやまう to show respect,to honourN2
敬意 けいい respect,honourN3
敬語 けいご honorific,term of respectN2

敬 is rank 1152 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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