JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 尊: "revered, valuable, precious"
The kanji 尊 means "revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ソン in on'yomi and たっと.い, とうと.い, たっと.ぶ, とうと.ぶ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たっと.いとうと.いたっと.ぶとうと.ぶ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1181 of 2,501 |
Common words with 尊
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 尊敬respect; esteem; reverence; honour
- 尊重respect; esteem; regard
- 尊いprecious; valuable; priceless · noble; exalted; sacred
- 自尊心self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit
- 尊厳dignity; majesty; sanctity
- 尊大haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
- 尊Lord; Highness · you
- 尊ぶto value; to prize; to esteem · to respect; to honour; to honor; to revere
- 尊顔(one's) countenance; face
- 尊zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze) · honorific prefix referring to the listener
- 唯我独尊throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one · self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
- 本尊principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image · idol; icon; object of adoration
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