# 尊 esteem

西 (west) + 寸 (glueglue)
★★★★☆
12 strokes

## Onyomi

SON |

## Mnemonic

| My SON esteems Western glue.

## Kunyomi

とうと*い | noble or holy NP ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

尊敬語(そんけいご) | formal Japanese ★★★☆☆ F 尊敬 (respect) + 語 (language) = 尊敬語 (formal Japanese) the formal Japanese you use when you are addressing your superiors.
尊敬(そんけい) する | respect ★★★☆☆ 尊 (esteem) + 敬 (respect) = 尊敬 (respect) to look up to or respect someone. (BOOBOO: it's not ok to tell someone directly, 'I 尊敬 you very much!' - you'd say it about a third party)
男尊女卑(だんそんじょひ) | sexism ★★☆☆☆ 男 (man) + 尊 (esteem) + 女 (woman) + 卑 (despicable) = 男尊女卑 (sexism) sexism (literally, and I love this； 'men - esteem - women - despise')

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
専 | specialty | TNT |
尊 | esteem | SAKE | 酒
甫 |  | UTILIZE | 用

(UTILIZE)
His specialty is TNT, but I esteem his ability to hold his SAKE - he can drink a pint and still UTILIZE a unicycle!

## Used In

- 噂

## Synonyms

pretentious or arrogant 気取りや 尊大 いい気　になってる いばってる xxx振ってる 自惚れ 仰々しい 横柄な
respect 尊敬 拝む 崇拝 憧れ