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Meaning of 敬虔(けいけん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 敬虔

Kana Reading けいけん

Romaji keiken

Parts of speech

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

pious; devout; modest

Example sentence

いかにも敬虔なるクリスチャンが送る、礼節重き言葉です。 So characteristic of what a pious Christian would say, this courteous phrase.

Examples of 敬虔, けいけん in a sentence

いかにも敬虔なるクリスチャンが送る、礼節重き言葉です。

So characteristic of what a pious Christian would say, this courteous phrase.
その敬虔なキリスト教徒は自分の信念を断固として貫く。

The devout Christian persists in his belief.

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Kanji in this word

敬 JLPT 2

12 strokes

awe, respect, honor, revere

On'Yomi: ケイ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: うやま.う

虔

10 strokes

respect

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: つつし.む

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