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尊

revered
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingソン
Kun readingたっと.い、とうと.い、たっと.ぶ、とうと.ぶ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. reveredRtK
  2. exalted
  3. noble
  4. precious
  5. valuable
  1. to value
  2. to prize
  3. to esteem
  4. to respect
  5. to honour

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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chieftain · Molotov cocktail · animal horns · whiskey bottle · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1547

Compound words

尊重するそんちょうする
respect
自尊じそん
self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride
尊敬そんけい
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
尊厳そんげん
dignity; majesty; sanctity
尊重そんちょう
respect; esteem; regard
尊称そんしょう
honorific title
本尊ほんぞん
principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol; icon; object of adoration
尊いとうとい
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted
尊ぶとうとぶ
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour
男尊女卑だんそんじょひ
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
女尊じょそん
respect for women
尊意そんい
your idea
尊下そんか
Obediently yours
尊翰そんかん
(another's) letter
尊崇そんすう
reverence
尊卑そんぴ
high and low
尊攘そんじょう
revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians
ご本尊ごほんぞん
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva)
御本尊ごほんぞん
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva)
自尊心じそんしん
self-esteem
尊王家そんのうか
Royalists
尊王党そんのうとう
Imperialists
伊奘再尊いざなみのみこと
Izanami-no-Mikoto
伊奘冉尊いざなみのみこと
Izanami-no-Mikoto

On Reading Examples

子どもが父親を尊敬の眼差しで見上げている。そんけい
The child looks up to his father with worship in his eyes.tatoeba
彼が礼儀正しいので、私たちは尊敬している。そんけい
We look up to him because of his politeness.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は父を尊敬している。
He respects his father.tatoeba
彼は非常に尊敬されていた、しかるに彼の息子は非常に軽蔑されていた。
He was greatly respected, while his son was as much despised.tatoeba
彼は非常に正直だったので、誰からも尊敬されていた。
His honesty was such that he was respected by everybody.tatoeba
彼は彼らの指導者として尊敬されている。
He is looked up to as their leader.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

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