Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 敬遠(けいえん) in Japanese

敬遠
Kana Reading
けいえん
Romaji
keien
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant from him
    Example sentence
    麻薬どんなものでも敬遠しておいたほうがいい I think he should stay away from drugs of any sort.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    keeping at a distance
    Example sentence
    一番大事な問題敬遠したように思えた I felt that he skirted around the most important issues.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    kicking upstairs; giving a batter an "intentional walk"
    Example sentence
    はそのバッター敬遠した He walked the batter intentionally.

Examples of 敬遠, けいえん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

12 strokes

awe, respect, honor, revere

On'Yomi: ケイ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: うやま.う

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JLPT 4

13 strokes

distant, far

On'Yomi: エン, オン

Kun'Yomi: とお.い

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