Word Meaning 独尊

どくそん dokuson

独尊 is read as どくそん (dokuson) and means self-conceit.

Meaning

English

self-conceit
vainglory

Reading

Kana

どくそん

Romaji

dokuson

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 91049 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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独立自尊

どくりつじそん

(spirit of) independence and self-respect

天上天下唯我独尊

てんじょうてんがゆいがどくそん

throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one

唯我独尊

ゆいがどくそん

self-conceit

独特

どくとく

understood only by oneself

独り言

ひとりごと

soliloquy

独り歩き

ひとりあるき

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.)

独自

どくじ

independent

独立

どくりつ

independence (e.g. of a nation)

独裁

どくさい

running (a company, etc.) despotically

独身

どくしん

single

独占

どくせん

hogging

独断

どくだん

dogmatism

Example Sentences

天上天下唯我独尊。

Throughout Heaven and Earth, I alone am the honored one.

本人は唯我独尊を決め込んでいるようだけども、周りから見れば単なるわがままだよね。

He's completely convinced of his own greatness but to the people around him he's just a selfish jerk.

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