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
私は両親を心から尊敬している。

I respect my parents from the bottom of my heart.

長 ちょう
彼はこの村の長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
お互いの意見を尊重すべきだ。

We should respect each other's opinions.

他人 たにん
他人のプライバシーを尊重すべきだ。

One should respect the privacy of others.

尊い とうとい
彼らは尊い命を救うために全力を尽くした。

They did their best to save precious lives.

生命 せいめい
全ての生命は尊い。

All life is precious.

尊厳 そんげん
人間の尊厳は守られるべきだ

Human dignity should be protected.

万世不易 ばんせいふえき
人の尊厳は万世不易の原則だ。

Human dignity is an unchanging principle for all ages.

自尊心 じそんしん
失敗は彼の自尊心を深く傷つけた。

The failure deeply hurt his self-esteem.

尊ぶ とうとぶ
彼は時間を尊ぶ人だ。

He is a person who values time.

Example Vocabulary

尊敬

そんけい

respect; esteem; reverence

尊重

そんちょう

respect; esteem

尊い

とうとい

precious; valuable; noble; sacred

尊厳

そんげん

dignity; sanctity; solemnity

自尊心

じそんしん

self-esteem; pride

尊大

そんだい

尊

みこと

尊ぶ

とうとぶ

to revere; to esteem; to respect; to value

尊顔

そんがん

唯我独尊

ゆいがどくそん

self-righteousness; holier-than-thou attitude

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