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敬う is an exact match with the following word:
敬う
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Reading : うやまう   
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to show respect; to honour; to honor
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 80,448 which gives a rank of 11,658
• Google Japan frequency rank: 126,000 (about 890,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4389 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
かれ
かのじょ
彼女
おんじん
恩人
として
うやま
った

They held her in high esteem as their benefactor.
わたし
ねんぱい
年輩
ひと
うやま

I respect elderly people.
わたし
めうえ
目上
として
うやま
っている
ひと
ほうもん
訪問
しよ
おも
とき
まず
さいしょ
最初
てがみ
手紙
いて
めんかい
面会
したい
りゆう
理由
べる

When I am going to visit someone I look up to, I first write to him and tell him why.
ケイ   うやま to respect, revere   
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grass   
ク    verse, phrase   
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wrap
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ぼく strike   
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