Japanese symbol for “pompous”
尊大
そんだい
Romaji: sondai
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
In Japanese, pompous is 尊大, read そんだい (sondai).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pompous”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気障 | きざ kiza | affected; smug; pompous |
| 鹿爪らしい | しかつめらしい shikatsumerashii | formal; stiff; pompous |
| 偉そう | えらそう erasou | self-important; important-looking; pompous |
| 豪然 | ごうぜん gouzen | full of strength; haughty; pompous |
| とっぽい | とっぽい toppoi | cocky; affected; pretentious |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尊重 | そんちょう sonchou | respect; esteem; regard |
| 尊敬 | そんけい sonkei | respect; esteem; reverence |
| 尊厳 | そんげん songen | dignity; majesty; sanctity |
| 本尊 | ほんぞん honzon | principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image |
| 自尊 | じそん jison | self-respect; esteem; self-importance |
| 男尊女卑 | だんそんじょひ dansonjohi | male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pompous”.
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