Word Meaning 尊王攘夷

そんのうじょうい sonnoujoui

尊王攘夷 is read as そんのうじょうい (sonnoujoui) and means revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians.

Meaning

English

  1. revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians

Reading

Kana

そんのうじょうい

Romaji

sonnoujoui

Writing Variants

  • 尊皇攘夷 そんのうじょうい sonnoujoui

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Yojijukugo Rank 159847 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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勤王攘夷

きんのうじょうい

loyalty to the emperor and expulsion of the foreigners

尊王討幕

そんのうとうばく

reverence for the emperor and the overthrow of the shogunate

尊王党

そんのうとう

Imperialists

尊王家

そんのうか

Royalists

尊王

そんのう

reverence for the emperor

尊攘

そんじょう

revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians

攘夷

じょうい

expulsion of foreigners

攘夷論

じょういろん

principle of excluding foreigners (late Edo period)

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