敬愛

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See also: 敬爱

Chinese

to respect; to venerate; to salute
to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer
 
to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
 
trad. (敬愛) 敬 愛
simp. (敬爱) 敬 爱

Pronunciation

Verb

敬愛

  1. to adore

Synonyms

Antonyms

Adjective

敬愛

  1. beloved; cherished; dear

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
敬 愛
けい
Grade: 6 		あい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

敬(けい)愛(あい) • (keiai) 

  1. adoration; respect and affection

Antonyms

Verb

敬(けい)愛(あい)する • (keiai suru) suru (stem 敬(けい)愛(あい)し (keiai shi), past 敬(けい)愛(あい)した (keiai shita))

  1. to adore
    • 1935, 林芙美子, 文学的自叙伝:
      宇野(うの)千代(ちよ)氏(し)は、当時(とうじ)、私(わたし)の最(もっと)も敬愛(けいあい)する作家(さっか)でした。
      Uno chiyo shi wa, tōji, watashi no mottomo keiai suru sakka deshita.
      At the time I adored Chiyo Uno more than any other writer.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "敬愛する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 敬愛し けいあいし keiai shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 敬愛し けいあいし keiai shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 敬愛する けいあいする keiai suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 敬愛する けいあいする keiai suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 敬愛すれ けいあいすれ keiai sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 敬愛せよ¹
敬愛しろ² 		けいあいせよ¹
けいあいしろ² 		keiai seyo¹
keiai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 敬愛される けいあいされる keiai sareru
Causative 敬愛させる
敬愛さす 		けいあいさせる
けいあいさす 		keiai saseru
keiai sasu
Potential 敬愛できる けいあいできる keiai dekiru
Volitional 敬愛しよう けいあいしよう keiai shiyō
Negative 敬愛しない けいあいしない keiai shinai
Negative continuative 敬愛せず けいあいせず keiai sezu
Formal 敬愛します けいあいします keiai shimasu
Perfective 敬愛した けいあいした keiai shita
Conjunctive 敬愛して けいあいして keiai shite
Hypothetical conditional 敬愛すれば けいあいすれば keiai sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
敬愛

Noun

敬愛 • (gyeong'ae) (hangeul 경애)

  1. hanja form? of 경애 (“adoration”)
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