きん
謹
けい
啓

interjection, noun

Honorific or respectful language. Letters that open with this usu. end with 敬白, 謹言, or 敬具.
  1. Dear Sir or Madam, Dear Sirs, Gentlemen.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きん
謹
けい
啓
 謹啓 きんけい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

discreet, reverently, humbly
キン　つつし.む (9th, N1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
the violet(菫) variant
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
life (生) variant
disclose, open, say
ケイ　ひら.く　さと.す (8th, N1)
open(啟) variant, begin, commence
door, house
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)