尊 — kanji meaning “revered”
尊
revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted
- Meanings
- revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted
- On'yomi
- ソン (son)
- Kun'yomi
- たっと.い、とうと.い、たっと.ぶ、とうと.ぶ
- Name readings
- さだ、たか、たけ、みこと
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1181 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 41
- Chinese reading
- zūn — Chinese character page
Words with 尊
| 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 |
| 尊い | とうとい toutoi | precious; valuable; priceless |
| 尊称 | そんしょう sonshou | honorific title |
| 自尊心 | じそんしん jisonshin | self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance |
| 尊ぶ | とうとぶ toutobu | to value; to prize; to esteem |
| 尊属 | そんぞく sonzoku | direct ancestors; ascendant |
| 尊師 | そんし sonshi | holy master; guru |
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