Word Meaning 尊ぶ

とうとぶ toutobu

尊ぶ is read as とうとぶ (toutobu) and means to value.

Meaning

English

  1. to value
  2. to prize
  3. to esteem
  4. to respect
  5. to honour
  6. to honor
  7. to revere
  8. to look up to

Reading

Kana

とうとぶ

Romaji

toutobu

Writing Variants

  • 貴ぶ たっとぶ tattobu
  • 貴ぶ とうとぶ toutobu
  • 尚ぶ たっとぶ tattobu
  • 尚ぶ とうとぶ toutobu
  • 尊ぶ たっとぶ tattobu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 卑しむ・賤しむ Rank 481 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尊重

そんちょう

respect

尊敬

そんけい

respect

尊厳

そんげん

dignity

尊称

そんしょう

honorific title

尊属

そんぞく

direct ancestors

本尊

ほんぞん

the man himself

自尊

じそん

self-respect

男尊女卑

だんそんじょひ

male domination of women

独立自尊

どくりつじそん

(spirit of) independence and self-respect

三尊天井

さんぞんてんじょう

head and shoulders (chartist pattern)

Example Sentences

3

ひとのどりょくをとうとぶべきだ。

We should respect other people's efforts.

ねんちょうしゃをとうとぶぶんかはいまものこっている。

A culture of honoring elders still remains today.

The English set a high value on freedom.