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    3. 尊ぶ

    尊ぶ

    尊とうとぶ​

    to value

    N1KMT8CoreVerb, TransitiveCulture & TraditionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    貴ぶ尚ぶ

    とうとぶたっとぶ

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to value, to prize, to esteem
    2.
    to respect, to honour, to honor, to revere, to look up to

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは友ゆう情じょうを何なによりも尊とうとぶ人ひとだ。

    He is a person who values friendship above all else.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    古ふるい伝でん統とうを尊とうとぶことは、文ぶん化かを守まもる上うえで重じゅう要ようだ。

    Valuing old traditions is important for preserving culture.

    KMT8Culture & Traditions
    日に本ほんでは、自し然ぜんを尊とうとぶ心こころが古ふるくから受うけ継つがれている。

    In Japan, the spirit of respecting nature has been passed down since ancient times.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsNature & Environment
    宗しゅう教きょ的うてな教おしえは、個こ人じんの尊そん厳げんを尊とうとぶことを説といている。

    Religious teachings preach the importance of respecting individual dignity.

    KMT8Religion & PhilosophyEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの言こと葉ばには、生せい命めいの尊とうとさを深ふかく理り解かいしているがゆえの重おもみがあった。

    His words carried weight because of his deep understanding of the preciousness of life.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyReligion & Philosophy

    Characters that make up this word

    尊
    たっと.い・とうと.い・たっと.ぶ・とうと.ぶ…(5)
    revered・valuable・precious・noble・exalted
    Kanji
    ぶ
    bu
    Kana
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