そんけい
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
Maybe some feeling of respect remains.
Pitch accent
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んけい
Composed of
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
reverence; respect
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
honorific language
Examples (67 in total)
Do you have anyone to look up to?
We have respect for our teacher.
You're respected by everybody.
It is the teaching of a senior whom I respect.
You need to respect the elderly.
Anthony was respected by the Egyptians.
He wanted to be respected by everybody.
I respect my teacher very much.
Far from respecting him, I dislike him.
A boy needs a father he can look up to.
He wanted to be respected by the students.
We respected him all the more.
I have a great regard for him.
I respect my English teacher, Mr. Taniguchi.
Artists are highly respected in France.
He is a scientist who is respected by everybody.
The country respects the Prime Minister.
I still respect Tom.
I respect Mr. Brown.
Because of his achievements, he is held in high esteem.
All the students respect their home room teacher.
Mr Hayakawa was respected by him.
I don't want to respect a man like him.
He was respected both as a teacher and as a man.
His honesty was such that he was respected by everybody.
Whom do you respect most in your life?
I respect those who always do their best.
I respect you for what you have done.
We cannot help respecting his courage.
We look up to him as our leader.
Men and women must respect each other.
He deserves our reverence.
We respect him all the more for his honesty.
His behavior is worthy of respect.
That thoroughness is worthy of respect.
Our teacher is a sincere person, so I look up to him.
I must have respected the people who played it.
They look up to him as their benefactor.
He is looked up to as their leader.
No one respected men like him.
He's the novelist I admire the most.
I have a high regard for the integrity of our mayor.
I admire people who express their opinions frankly.
He respects Einstein, an American scientist.
He is our teacher and a person we should respect.
We obey our parents because we honor them and we love them.
Whoever knows him well respects him.
I respect you for saying something that bold.
I respected some young writers.
As a fellow man, I have nothing but a sense of respect.
Many people respect you. Don't let them down.
With all his faults, he is respected by everybody.
Mary gazed at George in admiration.
Peter showed due respect to his teacher.
He was greatly respected, while his son was as much despised.
Discussion is based upon mutual respect.
I respect all who always give it their best.
We respect him as a good senior.
A great woman who commands respect not only within the country but also from other nations.
No, it would be better to describe that as admiration rather than respect.
That is precisely why what welled up for my late master was a feeling of respect.
I like him personally, but don't respect him as a doctor.
All his followers looked up to him as a wise and courageous man.
The orchestra members respected Mr Smith as a conductor.
I respect my uncle, so I named my first son John after him.
In America elderly people are not given the same degree of respect they receive in many other countries.
As a daughter, I am very proud, and I deeply respect my father.