畏 — kanji meaning “fear”
畏
fear, majestic, graciously, be apprehensive
- Meanings
- fear, majestic, graciously, be apprehensive
- On'yomi
- イ (i)
- Kun'yomi
- おそ.れる、かしこま.る、かしこ、かしこ.し
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- Newspaper frequency
- #2389 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 102
- Chinese reading
- wèi — Chinese character page
Words with 畏
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 畏怖 | いふ ifu | awe; fear; dread |
| 畏敬 | いけい ikei | reverence; awe; respect |
| 畏友 | いゆう iyuu | one's esteemed friend |
| 畏まる | かしこまる kashikomaru | to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively) |
| 畏縮 | いしゅく ishuku | wincing; cowering; shrinking |
| 畏服 | いふく ifuku | awe |
| 畏懼 | いく iku | reverence; awe; fear |
| 畏くも | かしこくも kashikokumo | graciously |
| 畏怖嫌厭 | いふけんえん ifuken'en | feelings of dread and aversion |
| 後生可畏 | こうせいかい kouseikai | the young should be regarded with respect |
| 畏まった | かしこまった kashikomatta | formal; stiff (style of speaking, writing, etc.); humble |
| 敬畏 | けいい keii | awe; reverence; fear (e.g. of authority) |
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