| Kanji | 尊 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ソン |
| Kunyomi | たっと.い、とうと.い、たっと.ぶ、とうと.ぶ |
| Nanori | さだ, たか, たけ, みこと |
| English | revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted |
| Examples | 尊重(そんちょう): respect; esteem; regard 尊敬(そんけい): respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor 尊い(とうとい): precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred 尊ぶ(とうとぶ): to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect 自尊心(じそんしん): self-respect; conceit |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | 6 |
| Frequency | 1181 |
| Components | 酋: chieftain 寸: measurement; foot/10 |
| Number of Strokes | 12 |
| Kanji Radical | 寸 |
| Radical Number | 41 |
| Radical Strokes | 3 |
| Radical Reading | すん・すんづくり |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | revered |
| Koohii Story 1 | People don't know this, but ("revered" patriot) Paul Revere had trouble staying awake during his midnight ride, so he drank Red Bull (horns) and whiskey (a drink invented by his friend Sam Adams) and glued himself DOWN to the saddle. [thanks to akahige]. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Red Bull, the chieftain (#2906) is so revered in his clan that everyone sticks to him like glue. |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade6, kanjifreq1001-1500
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