敬虔

Chinese

 
to respect; to venerate; to salute
to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer
devout
trad. (敬虔) 敬 虔
simp. #(敬虔) 敬 虔
anagram 虔敬

Pronunciation


Adjective

敬虔

  1. devout; pious

Synonyms

  • 恭敬 (gōngjìng)
  • 敬 (jìng) (literary, or in compounds)
  • 虔恪 (qiánkè) (literary)
  • 虔敬 (qiánjìng)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
敬 虔
けい
Grade: 6
けん
Hyōgaiji
kan’on
Alternative spelling
敬謙 (obsolete)

Pronunciation

Adjective

敬(けい)虔(けん) • (keiken) -na (adnominal 敬(けい)虔(けん)な (keiken na), adverbial 敬(けい)虔(けん)に (keiken ni))

  1. devout; pious

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  1. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
敬虔

Noun

敬虔 • (gyeonggeon) (hangeul 경건)

  1. Hanja form? of 경건.
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