尊
尊 — Revered
revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted
On’yomiソン (son)
Kun’yomiたっとい (tattoi)
Kun’yomiとうとい (toutoi)
Kun’yomiたっとぶ (tattobu)
Kun’yomiとうとぶ (toutobu)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 尊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尊重 | そんちょう sonchou | respect; esteem; regard |
| 尊厳 | そんげん songen | dignity; majesty; sanctity |
| 尊敬 | そんけい sonkei | respect; esteem; reverence |
| 尊い | とうとい toutoi | precious; valuable; priceless |
| 尊ぶ | とうとぶ toutobu | to value; to prize; to esteem |
| 本尊 | ほんぞん honzon | principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol |
Study notes
尊 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1181 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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