12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

awe, respect, honor, revere

Kun'yomi
  • to show respect for
On'yomi
  • reverence
  • キョウ
Nanori
  • たか
  • たかし
  • たけ
  • とし
  • のり
  • ひろ
  • ゆき
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ケイ 95.4%
うやま 4.5%
キョウ 0.1%

Character Breakdown

awe, respect, honor
ケイ うやま.う キョウ (6th, N2)
any, at all, in the least
コウ ク いやしく.も (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
phrase, clause, sentence
ク すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

rudeness ②leaving ③taking without permission ④my apologies
reverence
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant ②avoiding (something unpleasant) ③giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
respect and affection
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References

Unicode hex code 656C
JIS X 0208 1-23-41
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2055
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2351
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1701
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2136
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1117
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1517
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 334
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 356
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1247
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1691
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 857
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13285P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 846
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 705
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 718
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 766
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 591
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 856
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 943
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 478
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 943
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 340
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i8.4
Four corner code 4864.0
De Roo Code 1966