I Love Kanji敬う (uyamau)
敬う (うやまう, uyamau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to show respect for; to revere”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- うやまう
- Romaji
- uyamau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 敬う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 敬う | うやまう uyamau |
| Polite (~masu) | 敬います | うやまいます uyamaimasu |
| Negative | 敬わない | うやまわない uyamawanai |
| Polite negative | 敬いません | うやまいません uyamaimasen |
| Past | 敬った | うやまった uyamatta |
| Polite past | 敬いました | うやまいました uyamaimashita |
| Negative past | 敬わなかった | うやまわなかった uyamawanakatta |
| Te-form | 敬って | うやまって uyamatte |
| Potential | 敬える | うやまえる uyamaeru |
| Passive | 敬われる | うやまわれる uyamawareru |
| Causative | 敬わせる | うやまわせる uyamawaseru |
| Volitional | 敬おう | うやまおう uyamaou |
| Imperative | 敬え | うやまえ uyamae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 敬えば | うやまえば uyamaeba |
Kanji in 敬う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 敬う.
Source: JMdict entry 1250700 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.