Memory phrase for the Kanji: 尊


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Meaning honor, esteem, revered, value

Pronunciation

SON
tattoi/bu, tōtoi

Explanation

From top: out of , wine mug , skillful hand

Mnemonic


 
If something is poured out of the wine mug with a skillful hand, it appears honorable.

Radicals

way out
alcoholwine jar
skillful handImage of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".
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 Vocabulary

尊称 そんしょう  honorary title
尊い とうとい  precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
尊ぶ とうとぶ  to value, to prize, to esteem
尊敬 そんけい  respect, esteem, reverence, honour
尊重 そんちょう  respect, esteem, regard
自尊心 じそんしん  self-respect, conceit

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