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)
simp. (敬爱)

Pronunciation


Verb

敬愛

  1. to adore

Synonyms

Antonyms

Adjective

敬愛

  1. beloved; cherished; dear

Synonyms

Japanese

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

Noun

(けい)(あい) (keiai

  1. adoration; respect and affection

Antonyms

Verb

(けい)(あい)する (keiai surusuru (stem (けい)(あい) (keiai shi), past (けい)(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)()は、当時(とうじ)(わたし)(もっと)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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

敬愛 (gyeong'ae) (hangeul 경애)

  1. hanja form? of 경애 (adoration)