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畏 — 9 strokes / Radical「田」

道
2High school graduate / general / 9 strokes / Radical「田」
On
イい · i
Kun
おそ.れる・かしこま.る・かしこ・かしこ.しoso.reru · kashikoma.ru · kashiko · kashiko.shi
Meaning
awe; revere

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A figure bowing before an awesome spirit: to fear and revere.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onイいi畏敬いけい畏怖いふ
Kunおそれるosoreru畏れるおそれる畏れおそれ

Compare: 恐れる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 畏敬いけい

    reverence; awe

  • 畏怖いふ

    awe; dread

More words with this kanji

  • 畏懼いく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

大(だい)自然(しぜん)に畏敬(いけい)の念(ねん)を抱(いだ)いた。

I felt reverence before the great natural world.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

畏怖畏敬畏怖fright…敬to res…畿the ca…由reason田rice…甲armour申say萎wither椅chair彙catego…已to cea…壬ninth…
CompoundRadicalReading

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