respect

(flowertop) + (verse of a poem) + (director)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
PNSIDEKICK

Onyomi

KEI

It's OK to respect my ass.

Mnemonic

The director wrote some verses about flowers that are pretty terrible, but you gotta respect it anyway, because he's the director.

Jukugo

尊敬語(そんけいご)

formal Japanese ★★★☆☆ F
(respect) + (language) = 尊敬語 (formal Japanese)

the formal Japanese you use when you are addressing your superiors.

尊敬(そんけい) する

respect ★★★☆☆
(esteem) + (respect) = 尊敬 (respect)

to look up to or respect someone. (BOOBOO: it's not ok to tell someone directly, 'I 尊敬 you very much!' - you'd say it about a third party)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
lay out / site TNT
respect FLOWER

Blow up the site with TNT, but I give you a FLOWER to show that I respect you.

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Synonyms

respect
尊敬    拝む    崇拝    憧れ