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敬遠けいえん

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Common

Pitch accent

Meaning

1

pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth

トムはすぐにヒステリーを起おこすので、みんなが敬遠けいえんする。

Tom loses his temper so easily that everybody avoids him.
2

avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from
3

baseball

giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"

Kanji

敬ケイ awe, respect, honor 遠エン distant, far

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