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What does 尊敬 (そんけい, sonkei) mean?

尊敬 (そんけい, sonkei) means respect, reverence.

Quick facts
Readingそんけい
Romajisonkei
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
そんけい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsonkei

respect, reverence

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive respect; esteem; reverence

Example sentences

  • He is respected by everyone.

  • I respect my father.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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