Meaning of 敬遠 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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敬遠
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Kana Readingけいえん
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Romajikeien
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant from him
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- keeping at a distance
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- kicking upstairs; giving a batter an "intentional walk"
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Example Sentences
敬遠, けいえん used in context
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I think he should stay away from drugs of any sort.
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I felt that he skirted around the most important issues.
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He walked the batter intentionally.
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He tends to shy away from anything that involves public speaking.
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You had better keep him at a respectful distance.
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Tom loses his temper so easily that everybody avoids him.
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