敬愛

See also: 敬爱

Chinese

		to respect; to venerate; to salute to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (敬愛)		敬	愛
simp. (敬爱)		敬	爱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìng'ài

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging³ oi³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kin-oi
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kèng-ài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìng'ài
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìng-ài
  - Wade–Giles: ching⁴-ai⁴
  - Yale: jìng-ài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqay
  - Palladius: цзинъай (czinʺaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging³ oi³
  - Yale: ging oi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging³ oi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging³ oi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ³³ ɔːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kin-oi
  - Hakka Romanization System: gin oi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gin⁴ oi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kin⁵⁵ oi̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kèng-ài
  - Tâi-lô: kìng-ài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: keang'aix
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ai²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ai⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ai²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ai¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ai²¹/

Verb

敬愛

to adore

Synonyms

寅畏 (yínwèi) (literary)
尊存 (Hokkien)
尊崇 (zūnchóng)
尊敬 (zūnjìng)
尊重 (zūnzhòng)
尚
崇仰 (chóngyǎng)
崇尚 (chóngshàng)
崇拜 (chóngbài)
崇敬 (chóngjìng)
推尊 (tuīzūn)
推崇 (tuīchóng)
敦尚 (dūnshàng) (literary)
敬 (jìng)
敬服 (jìngfú)
敬畏 (jìngwèi)
敬重 (jìngzhòng)
畏服 (wèifú) (literary)
誠忠 / 诚忠 (chéngzhōng) (literary)

Antonyms

鄙棄／鄙弃 (bǐqì)
唾棄／唾弃 (tuòqì)

Adjective

敬愛

beloved; cherished; dear

Synonyms

心愛 / 心爱 (xīn'ài)
親愛 / 亲爱 (qīn'ài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
敬	愛
けい Grade: 6	あい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けーあい [kèéáí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ke̞ːa̠i]

Noun

敬(けい)愛(あい) • (keiai)

adoration; respect and affection

Antonyms

憎嫉(ぞうしつ) (zōshitsu, “envy”)
唾棄(だき) (daki, “disdain”)

Verb

敬(けい)愛(あい)する • (keiai suru) suru (stem 敬(けい)愛(あい)し (keiai shi), past 敬(けい)愛(あい)した (keiai shita))

to adore
- 1935, 林芙美子, 文学的自叙伝:
  宇野(うの)千代(ちよ)氏(し)は、当時(とうじ)、私(わたし)の最(もっと)も敬愛(けいあい)する作家(さっか)でした。
  Uno chiyo shi wa, tōji, watashi no mottomo keiai suru sakka deshita.
  At the time I adored Chiyo Uno more than any other writer.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "敬愛する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	敬愛し	けいあいし	keiai shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	敬愛し	けいあいし	keiai shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	敬愛する	けいあいする	keiai suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	敬愛する	けいあいする	keiai suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	敬愛すれ	けいあいすれ	keiai sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	敬愛せよ¹ 敬愛しろ²	けいあいせよ¹ けいあいしろ²	keiai seyo¹ keiai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	敬愛される	けいあいされる	keiai sareru
Causative	敬愛させる敬愛さす	けいあいさせるけいあいさす	keiai saseru keiai sasu
Potential	敬愛できる	けいあいできる	keiai dekiru
Volitional	敬愛しよう	けいあいしよう	keiai shiyō
Negative	敬愛しない	けいあいしない	keiai shinai
Negative continuative	敬愛せず	けいあいせず	keiai sezu
Formal	敬愛します	けいあいします	keiai shimasu
Perfective	敬愛した	けいあいした	keiai shita
Conjunctive	敬愛して	けいあいして	keiai shite
Hypothetical conditional	敬愛すれば	けいあいすれば	keiai sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“敬愛”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
敬	愛

Noun

敬愛 • (gyeong'ae) (hangeul 경애)

hanja form^? of 경애 (“adoration”)