Word Meaning 尊大

そんだい sondai

尊大 is read as そんだい (sondai) and means haughty.

Meaning

English

haughty
arrogant
pompous
self-important

Reading

Kana

そんだい

Romaji

sondai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 謙虚,謙遜,卑下 Rank 97349 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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尊大語

そんだいご

speech used by the speaker to convey the social stature between the speaker and listener

尊大不遜

そんだいふそん

arrogant and presumptuous

尊ぶ

とうとぶ

to value

尊重

そんちょう

respect

尊敬

そんけい

respect

尊長

そんちょう

one's superiors

尊上

そんじょう

one's superior

尊下

そんか

Obediently yours

尊体

そんたい

image (e.g. of Buddha)

尊王党

そんのうとう

Imperialists

尊来

そんらい

your visit

尊公

そんこう

you

Example Sentences

若い棋士が多少、尊大な感じになるのはよくあることで、そういうことは将棋界に限った話ではないでしょう。

It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.