敬遠

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See also: 敬而遠之

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: 6
えん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(けい)(えん) (keienけいゑん (keiwen)?

  1. avoidance
  2. (baseball) intentional walk

Synonyms

Verb

(けい)(えん)する (keien suruけいゑん (keiwen)?transitive suru (stem (けい)(えん) (keien shi), past (けい)(えん)した (keien shita))

  1. avoid someone; keep away from someone; steer clear of someone; keep someone at arm's length
  2. (baseball) walk intentionally

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN