The kanji 畏: meaning, readings and stroke order

畏

Meaning: awe, revere
On reading: イ i
Kun reading: おそ（れる） osoreru
Strokes: 9
Radical: 田 field
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: kính sợ (úy)
Japanese: おそれうやまう。
Korean: 경외하다, 두려워하다 (외)
Chinese: 敬畏、畏惧

Readings, words and example sentences

イ i · on reading · less common

畏い敬けい
awe, reverence
自然に 畏い敬けいの念をいだきます。
I feel awe toward nature.

おそ（れる） osoreru · kun reading · less common

畏おそれる
to stand in awe of
神を 畏おそれます。
People stand in awe of the gods.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.