けい
敬
えん
遠

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant, keeping at arm's length, giving a wide berth.
  2. avoiding (something unpleasant), shying away from.
  3. Baseball term.giving (the batter) an "intentional walk".

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けい
敬
えん
遠
 敬遠 けいえん ✔

Contained Kanji 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)
distant, far
とお.い　どお　エン (2nd, N3)
long kimono
エン　オン (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant