敬服|けいふくkeifuku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgreat admiration; deep respect
   私ほど彼かれに敬服けいふくしているものはありません。↗

   No one admires him more than I do.

• Synonym仰ぐあおぐNeutralNeutral verb: to look up to someone, honor them as one's mentor, or turn to them for guidance, as in 「師と仰ぐ」.
• Synonym感服かんぷくWrittenWritten word for deep admiration of someone's ability or conduct; of all the words here it comes closest to 「敬服」.
• Synonym敬ううやまうNeutralNeutral native verb for honoring someone and treating them with courtesy, as in 「目上を敬う」.
• Synonym感心かんしんNeutralNeutral, everyday word for being impressed or finding something admirable; lighter than 「敬服」.
• Synonym尊敬そんけいNeutralNeutral and the most common of all: respecting someone for their character or abilities, with no need to be impressed.
• Synonym仰ぎ見るあおぎみるWrittenWritten word for gazing up at or revering someone; stresses the posture of looking upward and admiring, with less of the sense of being impressed than 「敬服」.
• Synonym景仰けいこうFormalFormal and rare, with a strong Sino-Japanese flavor: revering and admiring someone, used in elevated writing.
• Synonym尊むとうとむWrittenWritten and rare: to treasure and honor someone; same meaning as 「尊ぶ」.
• Synonym仰望ぎょうぼうFormalFormal word for looking up to and revering someone; it can also mean expecting or hoping for something, but that is a separate sense.
• Synonym欽慕きんぼFormalFormal and rare, little used in modern Japanese: admiring someone and looking up to them.
• Synonym尊崇そんすうFormalFormal word for honoring and venerating someone; often used of religious authorities.
• Synonym渇仰かつごうFormalFormal and rare, with a Buddhist coloring: devout, fervent reverence and admiration.
• Synonym敬するけいするFormalFormal, literary verb for respecting someone; little used in modern speech and stiff in tone.
• Synonym欽仰きんぎょうFormalFormal and rare, with a Sino-Japanese flavor: deep reverence and admiration for someone.
• Related崇拝すうはいFormalFormal word for worship or adoration bordering on religious devotion, as in 「英雄崇拝」.
• Related敬慕けいぼWrittenWritten word for respecting someone while feeling fond of or drawn to them; carries a sense of closeness.
• Related崇めるあがめるWrittenWritten verb for revering gods, Buddhas, or heroic figures; more devout than 「敬服」.
• Related敬畏けいいWrittenWritten word for awe: respect mixed with fear, felt chiefly toward gods, Buddhas, or authority.
• Antonym軽蔑けいべつWrittenAntonym: written word for contempt, treating someone as beneath notice; the opposite of the heartfelt admiration of 「敬服」.
• Antonym嘲笑ちょうしょうNeutralAntonym: laughing at someone in scorn; the opposite of admiring and respecting them.

「敬服」 is a written word for admiration deep enough to become respect, as in 「その努力には敬服する」. For everyday admiration say 「感心」; for being deeply impressed, the written 「感服」; for respect in general, 「尊敬」. Of the rest, 「崇拝」 verges on worship, 「敬畏」 mixes respect with fear and 「敬慕」 adds affection; 「軽蔑」 and 「嘲笑」 are antonyms.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 感心かんしんして尊敬そんけいの念ねんを抱いだくこと。
2. 感心かんしんして尊敬そんけいの念ねんを抱いだく。