► 副詞
惚れ惚れ [(2,3)ほれぼれ] meaning: admire rank: 3
☆ 彼女の歌声には惚れ惚れする ⇨ I’m enchanted by her singing voice
☆ 我ながら惚れ惚れするような出来栄えだ ⇨ It is my own work but it is so good I myself cannot stop admiring it
► 動詞
慕う [したう] meaning: admire rank: 2
☆ 彼は後輩達に慕われている ⇨ He is greatly respected by younger people (☛ Typically admire someone who is higher that yourself in the social hierarchy)
見惚れる [みとれる] meaning: admire rank: 3
☆ 僕は彼女の美貌を思わず見惚れた ⇨ I couldn’t help but admire her beauty
敬愛 [けいあい] [敬愛する] meaning: admire rank: 4
☆ 皇后は国民に敬愛されている ⇨ The empress is admired by the public (☛ Literally “respect and love”)
思慕 [(1)しぼ] [思慕する] [liter] meaning: admire rank: 4
☆ 彼は彼女のことをずっと思慕してきた ⇨ He has been admiring her for a long time (☛ Admire someone who lives in a different world)
愛でる [(2)めでる] [liter] meaning: admire rank: 4
☆ 中秋の名月を愛でる ⇨ Admire a beautiful autumn moon
敬慕 [けいぼ] [敬慕する] meaning: admire rank: 5
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