畏敬

富士山を見て、畏敬の気持ちになりました。

Seeing Mt. Fuji, I felt a feeling of awe.

Using 'kimochi' (feeling) is a simpler way to say 'nen' at A1 level.

この古いお寺には、畏敬があります。

There is awe in this old temple.

A1 students can use 'arimasu' to state the presence of a feeling.

海は大きくて、畏敬を感じます。

The sea is big, and I feel awe.

Simple sentence structure: [Subject] wa [Adjective] te, [Noun] o kanjimasu.

神様に畏敬の心を持ちます。

I have a heart of reverence for God.

'Kokoro' (heart/mind) is used here to mean 'attitude' or 'feeling'.

偉い人に畏敬を感じます。

I feel awe for great people.

'Erai hito' is a simple way to say 'great person' or 'important person'.

星空はきれいで、畏敬の念がわきます。

The starry sky is beautiful, and a sense of awe wells up.

'Waku' means 'to spring up' or 'to well up' like water.

歴史に畏敬を感じます。

I feel awe for history.

Abstract nouns like 'rekishi' (history) can be objects of awe.

先生は畏敬される人です。

The teacher is a person who is revered.

Passive form 'sareru' indicates the teacher receives the awe.

自然の力に対して、畏敬の念を抱きます。

I hold a sense of awe toward the power of nature.

'Taishite' is a common particle combination meaning 'toward' or 'against'.

その王様は、国民から畏敬されていました。

That king was revered by the citizens.

Using the 'te-iru' form in the past to show a continuous state.

深い森に入ると、畏敬の気持ちになります。

When I enter a deep forest, I feel a sense of awe.

The '~to' conditional: 'When [A] happens, [B] naturally follows'.

彼は有名な芸術家に畏敬の念を持っています。

He has a sense of awe for the famous artist.

'Motsu' (to have) is a common verb for feelings at the A2 level.

この本を読むと、宇宙に畏敬を感じます。

When I read this book, I feel awe for the universe.

Using 'kanjiru' (to feel) with an abstract object.

祖父の生き方に畏敬の念を覚えます。

I feel a sense of reverence for my grandfather's way of life.

'Oboeru' here means 'to feel' or 'to experience' an emotion.

私たちは伝統文化に畏敬の念を払うべきだ。

We should pay reverence to traditional culture.

'~beki da' means 'should' or 'ought to'.

その音楽には畏敬の念が込められている。

A sense of awe is infused into that music.

'Komerarete-iru' means 'to be put into' or 'infused'.

大聖堂の静寂の中で、私は畏敬の念に打たれた。

In the silence of the cathedral, I was struck by a sense of awe.

'~ni utareru' means 'to be struck/deeply moved by' something.

科学の進歩は素晴らしいが、自然への畏敬を忘れてはならない。

Scientific progress is wonderful, but we must not forget our awe of nature.

'~te wa naranai' is a formal way to express prohibition or 'must not'.

彼は師匠に対して、常に畏敬の念を抱き続けている。

He continues to hold a sense of reverence for his master.

Compound verb 'idaki-tsuzukeru' means 'to continue holding'.

その山は、地元の人々にとって畏敬の対象となっている。

That mountain has become an object of awe for the local people.

'~to natte iru' indicates a current state or role.

古典文学を読み解くことで、先人の知恵に畏敬の念を抱いた。

By deciphering classical literature, I felt awe for the wisdom of my ancestors.

'~koto de' indicates the means or method.

生命の神秘に畏敬の念を抱かない者はいないだろう。

There is probably no one who doesn't feel awe for the mystery of life.

Double negative 'nai mono wa inai' creates a strong affirmative 'everyone'.

彼女の圧倒的な才能を前にして、畏敬の念を禁じ得なかった。

Facing her overwhelming talent, I couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

'~o kinji-enai' is a formal expression for 'cannot help but feel'.

宗教的な儀式は、参加者に畏敬の念を抱かせる。

Religious rituals make the participants feel a sense of reverence.

Causative form 'idakaseru' means 'to make/let someone feel'.

宇宙の無限の広がりを思うとき、人間は畏敬の念を抱かざるを得ない。

When thinking of the infinite expansion of the universe, humans cannot help but feel awe.

'~zaru o enai' is a very formal way to say 'cannot help but' or 'have no choice but'.

その建築家は、自然との調和と畏敬をテーマに設計を続けている。

That architect continues to design with themes of harmony with nature and reverence.

'~o teema ni' means 'using ~ as a theme'.

権力者に対する単なる恐怖と、真の畏敬は区別されるべきだ。

Mere fear of those in power and true reverence should be distinguished.

Passive potential form 'kubetsu sareru beki' (should be distinguished).

古来より、日本人は万物に神が宿ると信じ、自然を畏敬してきた。

Since ancient times, Japanese people have believed that gods dwell in all things and have revered nature.

'~te kita' shows an action or state continuing from the past to the present.

その沈黙には、言葉を超えた畏敬の念が漂っていた。

In that silence, a sense of awe beyond words was drifting.

'Tadayou' (to drift/waft) is used here metaphorically for an atmosphere.

彼は、畏敬の念を持ってその古いバイオリンを手に取った。

He picked up the old violin with a sense of reverence.

'~o motte' indicates the manner or state in which an action is performed.

未踏の地に足を踏み入れる際、探検家は畏敬と不安が入り混じった感情を抱いた。

When stepping into unexplored land, the explorer felt a mix of awe and anxiety.

'~ga hairimajitta' means 'mixed together'.

学問の深淵に触れるたび、私は知の巨人たちに畏敬の念を覚える。

Every time I touch upon the depths of scholarship, I feel awe for the giants of knowledge.

'~tabi (ni)' means 'every time' or 'whenever'.

超越的な存在への畏敬は、多くの宗教や哲学の根幹をなしている。

Reverence for a transcendental existence forms the basis of many religions and philosophies.

'~no konkan o nasu' means 'to form the root/foundation of'.

近代化の過程で、我々は不可知なものへの畏敬を失ってしまったのではないか。

In the process of modernization, have we perhaps lost our awe for the unknowable?

'~no de wa nai ka' is a formal way to pose a rhetorical question or hypothesis.

その作品は、観る者に圧倒的な畏敬の念を抱かせずにはおかない。

That work never fails to instill an overwhelming sense of awe in the viewer.

'~zu ni wa okanai' means 'never fails to' or 'cannot help but'.

法治国家において、法の正義に対する畏敬は社会秩序の要である。

In a constitutional state, reverence for the justice of the law is the cornerstone of social order.

'~no kaname' means 'the pivot' or 'the essential part'.

環境倫理学において、自然に対する畏敬の念の回復が急務とされている。

In environmental ethics, the restoration of a sense of awe toward nature is considered an urgent task.

'~to sarete iru' is a formal way to say 'is considered to be' or 'is said to be'.

彼の言葉には、真理を追究する者特有の、峻厳な畏敬が宿っていた。

In his words dwelt a stern reverence peculiar to those who pursue truth.

'~tokyuu no' means 'peculiar to' or 'unique to'.

歴史の荒波を生き抜いてきた建造物には、抗いがたい畏敬を感じる。

I feel an irresistible awe for buildings that have survived the rough seas of history.

'Aragaigatai' means 'hard to resist' or 'irresistible'.

美学的な観点から言えば、崇高とは畏敬と恐怖の境界線上に位置する概念である。

From an aesthetic perspective, the sublime is a concept located on the boundary between awe and fear.

'~jou ni ichi suru' means 'to be located/positioned on'.

カントが説いた『わが上なる星空と、わが内なる道徳律』への畏敬は、今なお色褪せない。

The reverence for 'the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me' preached by Kant has not faded even now.

'Iroasenai' (does not fade) is a literary way to say something remains relevant.

絶対他者としての神を畏敬する態度は、一神教的伝統の深層に横たわっている。

The attitude of revering God as the 'Absolute Other' lies in the deep layers of monotheistic traditions.

'~no shinsou ni yokotawatte iru' means 'to lie in the deep layers of'.

科学的合理主義の極致において、なおも解明し得ぬ神秘への畏敬が、新たな探究を動機づける。

At the height of scientific rationalism, awe for mysteries that still cannot be elucidated motivates new inquiries.

'~e mo ... enu' is a highly formal negative potential structure.

文学における『畏敬』の表象は、時代精神の変遷を如実に物語っている。

The representation of 'awe' in literature vividly tells the story of the transition of the zeitgeist.

'Nyojitsu ni monogataru' means 'to tell/illustrate vividly/realistically'.

伝統の継承とは、単なる形式の模倣ではなく、その精神性への畏敬を伴うべき営みである。

The succession of tradition is not a mere imitation of form, but an endeavor that should involve reverence for its spirituality.

'~tomonau beki itonami' (an endeavor that should accompany ~).

権威がその正当性を失うとき、人々が抱いていた畏敬は忽ちのうちに軽蔑へと変貌する。

When authority loses its legitimacy, the reverence people held instantly transforms into contempt.

'Tachimachi no uchi ni' means 'instantly' or 'in a heartbeat'.

言語という深遠なシステムに対し、我々はもっと謙虚な畏敬を払うべきではないだろうか。

Should we not pay a more humble reverence to the profound system that is language?

Rhetorical question '~beki de wa nai darou ka' (Should we not...?).

死という不可逆的な事象を前に、人間は根源的な畏敬の念に立ち戻らざるを得ない。

Facing the irreversible event of death, humans have no choice but to return to a fundamental sense of awe.

'~ni tachimodoru' means 'to return to' a state or position.