esteem

西 (west) + (glueglue)
★★★★☆
12 strokes

Onyomi

SON

Mnemonic

My SON esteems Western glue.

Kunyomi

とうと*い noble or holy NP
★★★☆☆

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)

男尊女卑(だんそんじょひ)

sexism ★★☆☆☆
(man) + (esteem) + (woman) + (despicable) = 男尊女卑 (sexism)

sexism (literally, and I love this; 'men - esteem - women - despise')

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
specialty TNT
esteem SAKE
UTILIZE

(UTILIZE)
His specialty is TNT, but I esteem his ability to hold his SAKE - he can drink a pint and still UTILIZE a unicycle!

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Synonyms

pretentious or arrogant
気取りや    尊大    いい気 になってる    いばってる xxx振ってる    自惚れ    仰々しい    横柄な   
respect
尊敬    拝む    崇拝    憧れ