Kanji
Readingけい
Frequency94%
Used in (57 in total)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
salute; bow
respect; honour; honor
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
respect and affection; love and respect
pious; devout
to pay respect (to)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
reverence; awe; respect
title of honour; title of honor
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
reverence; respect
great admiration; deep respect
piety; reverence
love and respect
Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
courtesy call; courtesy visit
to respect
to respect
respect for the aged
titles omitted; (names listed) without honorifics
courtesy; show of respect
honorific language
Respect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
respect; reverence; veneration
Yours Sincerely
meeting to show respect for the aged
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
filial piety
(arch.) great impropriety (esp. towards the imperial family); crime against the imperial family (or a shrine dedicated to them, etc.)
impiety; irreverence
awe; reverence; fear (e.g. of authority)
adoration; admiration; reverence
harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
revere heaven, love people
polite Japanese as used by young part-time employees in restaurants, etc.
redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)
distal style
absolute respectful speech; absolute honorifics
Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)
discount pass for the elderly
discount pass for the elderly
highest honorifics; honorific language mainly reserved for speaking of or to a member of the Imperial family
relative respectful speech; relative honorifics
Store owner, at your service; Yours truly, the Store Owner
cash gift from local government to the elderly (often on 77th and 88th birthdays)
honorific expressions learned from company training manuals
humble and honorific expressions; polite speech; honorific; term of respect; polite expression
love and respect
salutation at the end of a formal letter
salutation in a formal letter