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    3. 尊称

    尊称

    尊そん称しょう

    honorific title

    KMT10News #47+1Ref L2NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab22 strokes

    そんしょう

    Noun

    1.
    honorific title

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    先せん生せいは「博はか士せ」という尊そん称しょうで呼よばれている。

    The teacher is called by the honorific title "Doctor."

    KMT5EducationCulture & Traditions
    その偉い大だいな学がく者しゃには、多おおくの尊そん称しょうが与あたえられた。

    Many honorific titles were bestowed upon that great scholar.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsEducation
    尊そん称しょうを用もちいることで、相あい手てへの敬けい意いを表あらわすことができる。

    By using honorific titles, one can show respect to others.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsCore Concepts
    日に本ほんの伝でん統とう芸げい能のうでは、師し匠しょうに対たいして特とく別べつな尊そん称しょうを用もちいる習しゅう慣かんがある。

    In traditional Japanese performing arts, there is a custom of using special honorific titles for masters.

    KMT8Culture & Traditions
    古こ代だいの文ぶん献けんには、神かみ々がみや高こう貴きな人じん物ぶつに対たいする様さま々ざまな尊そん称しょうが見みられる。

    Various honorific titles for gods and noble figures can be seen in ancient literature.

    KMT9HistoryLiterature

    Kanji 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
    称
    たた.える・とな.える・あ.げる・かな.う・はか.り・はか.る…(3)
    appellation・praise・admire・name・title…(1)
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