Word Meaning 尊王

そんのう sonnou

尊王 is read as そんのう (sonnou) and means reverence for the emperor.

Meaning

English

  1. reverence for the emperor
  2. advocate of imperial rule

Reading

Kana

そんのう

Romaji

sonnou

Writing Variants

  • 尊皇 そんのう sonnou
  • 尊皇王 そんのう sonnou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 127997 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尊王党

そんのうとう

Imperialists

尊王家

そんのうか

Royalists

尊王討幕

そんのうとうばく

reverence for the emperor and the overthrow of the shogunate

尊王攘夷

そんのうじょうい

revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians

尊重

そんちょう

respect

尊敬

そんけい

respect

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

そんだい

haughty

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)