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JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

敬うやまう

uyamau

to respect, to revere

Example sentences

  1. 両親りょうしんは私わたしに老人ろうじんを敬うやまうように言いった。

    My parents told me that we should respect the elderly.

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  2. 私わたしは年輩ねんぱいの人ひとを敬うやまう。

    I respect elderly people.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれらは彼女かのじょを恩人おんじんとして敬うやまった。

    They held her in high esteem as their benefactor.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 敬

  • 敬awe; respectOnケイ・キョウKunうやまう

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