Kanji

尊

revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

寸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たっとい, とうとい, たっとぶ, とうとぶ

Nanori (Name Reading)

たか, たかし

Common Readings

ソン, たっと…い, たっと…ぶ, とうと…い, とうと…ぶ

Example sentences

尊敬 そんけい
両親 心から 尊敬している

I respect my parents from the bottom of my heart.

ちょう
この として 尊敬 されている

He is respected as the head of this village.

尊重 そんちょう
お互い 意見 尊重 すべきだ

We should respect each other's opinions.

他人 たにん
他人 プライバシー 尊重 すべき

One should respect the privacy of others.

尊い とうとい
彼ら 尊い 救う ため 全力 尽くした

They did their best to save precious lives.

生命 せいめい
全て 生命 尊い

All life is precious.

尊厳 そんげん
人間 尊厳 守られる べき

Human dignity should be protected.

自尊心 じそんしん
失敗 自尊心 深く 傷つけた

The failure deeply hurt his self-esteem.

尊ぶ とうとぶ
時間 尊ぶ

He is a person who values time.

気風 きふう
この 大学 自由 自律 尊ぶ 気風 ある

This university has an ethos of valuing freedom and autonomy.

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