Japanese symbol for “veneration”
敬い
うやまい
Romaji: uyamai
reverence; respect; honor; honour
In Japanese, veneration is 敬い, read うやまい (uyamai).
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Meanings
- n reverence; respect; honor; honour; veneration; esteem
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “veneration”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尊崇 | そんすう sonsuu | reverence; veneration |
| 恭敬 | きょうけい kyoukei | respect; reverence; veneration |
| 欽仰 | きんぎょう kingyou | reverence; adoration; veneration |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尊敬 | そんけい sonkei | respect; esteem; reverence |
| 敬意 | けいい keii | respect; honour; honor |
| 敬遠 | けいえん keien | pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth |
| 敬語 | けいご keigo | honorific; term of respect; polite expression |
| 敬老 | けいろう keirou | respect for the aged |
| 敬称 | けいしょう keishou | honorific title; honorific term of address |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.