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Kanji for Respect
The kanji for “respect” is 敬, read kei and written in 12 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
respect
Respect and reverence for others.
12 strokes On reading ケイ、キョウ (kei, kyou) Kun reading うやまう (uyamau) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: awe, respect, honor, revere
Readings used for names on Nazuke: kei, taka, nori, yoshi
In Japan it appears in about 571 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
Names written with 敬: Abigail 安備敬瑠 · Caitlin 敬永凛 · Kaitlyn 敬永凛 · Katelyn 敬永凛 · Ok 央敬
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