大不敬

Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
disrespectful; rude
trad. (大不敬) 不敬
simp. #(大不敬) 不敬

Pronunciation


Noun

大不敬

  1. (historical or in reference to other countries) lèse majesté
  2. (by extension, to seniors or deities) disrespect; discourtesy; blasphemy

Japanese

Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
けい
Grade: 6
goon kan'on

Noun

(だい)()(けい) • (daifukei

  1. great disrespect, especially towards the Imperial family
  2. (archaic, law) actions disrespectful towards important shrines or the Imperial family, such as theft or destruction; one of the eight unpardonable crimes under the Ritsuryō system.
    Hypernym: 八虐 (hachigyaku)
    Coordinate terms: 謀反 (muhen), 謀大逆 (bōtaigyaku), 謀叛 (muhon), 不道 (fudō), 悪逆 (akugyaku), 不孝 (fukyō), 不義 (fugi)