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    3. 畏敬

    畏敬

    畏い敬けい

    reverence

    KMT10News #41+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    いけい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    reverence, awe, respect

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    彼かれは先せん生せいに畏い敬けいの念ねんを抱いだいている。

    He holds a feeling of awe for his teacher.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyEducation
    自し然ぜんの雄ゆう大だいさに畏い敬けいの念ねんを覚おぼえた。

    I felt a sense of awe at the grandeur of nature.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyNature & Environment
    その芸げい術じゅつ家かの作さく品ひんは、見みる者ものに畏い敬けいの感かん情じょうを呼よび起おこす。

    The artist's work evokes feelings of awe in those who see it.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyArt & Design
    畏い敬けいの念ねんは、恐きょう怖ふとは異ことなる深ふかい尊そん敬けいの感じょ情うだ。

    Awe is a deep feeling of respect, different from fear.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    彼かれは神かみ々がみしい存そん在ざいに畏い敬けいの念ねんを抱いだき、祈いのりを捧ささげた。

    He felt awe towards the divine presence and offered a prayer.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    畏
    おそ.れる・かしこま.る・かしこ・かしこ.し…(1)
    fear・majestic・graciously・be apprehensive
    敬
    うやま.う…(11)
    awe・respect・honor・revere
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