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敬遠

Kana Reading
けいえん
Romaji
keien
Word Senses
  • 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
    Example sentence
    麻薬はどんなものでも敬遠しておいたほうがいい。 I think he should stay away from drugs of any sort.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    keeping at a distance
    Example sentence
    彼は一番大事な問題を敬遠したように思えた。 I felt that he skirted around the most important issues.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    kicking upstairs; giving a batter an "intentional walk"
    Example sentence
    彼はそのバッターを敬遠した。 He walked the batter intentionally.

Examples of 敬遠, けいえん in a sentence

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