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Esteem Respect Chieftain Revered Red 尊 ソン たっと.い、とうと.い、たっと.ぶ、とうと.ぶ

Kanji
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
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.
RTK Index 1439

Tags: jlpt.n2, grade6, kanjifreq1001-1500

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