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Kanji: 尊

KANJI
尊
12 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
たっとい
とうとい
たっとぶ
とうとぶ
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:
寸
Radical name:
すん
Meaning:
Revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted
Usage:
Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 1200 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N3
尊敬(そんけい)
respect, esteem, reverence, honour
N3
尊重(そんちょう)
respect, esteem, regard
N1
自尊心(じそんしん)
self-respect, conceit
N1
尊(たっと)い
precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
N1
尊(たっと)ぶ
to value, to prize, to esteem
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