Keyword
esteem
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1547
Readings
そん
(64%)
ぞん
(1%)
Composed of
chieftain
a few centimeters
Used in kanji (5 in total)
rumor
barrel
crouch
conform
Used in vocabulary (104 in total)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
respect; esteem; regard
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
dignity; majesty; sanctity
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
honorary title
reverence; veneration
Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
you; your father
Buddhist saint; man of high repute; guest of honor; guest of honour
Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
value; preciousness; nobility
your father
holy master; guru
noble (person)
Acala (Wisdom King); Āryācalanātha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
statue of a noble character; your picture
self-conceit; vainglory
placing women above men
honorific language
Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas; The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns; head and shoulders (stock price, etc. chart pattern); the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)
World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha)
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
high and low; aristocrat and plebeian
(spirit of) independence and self-respect
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
elder brother; elderly person
central image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity, grandson of Amaterasu)
honorary title; title of honour; title of honor
Amitabha triad; image of Amitabha Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta
your (his, her) health; image (e.g. of Buddha)
Bhaishajyaguru triad; image of Bhaishajyaguru Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Suryaprabha and Candraprabha
someone's father; one's companion
your countenance
putting the officials and bureaucrats above the people; treating the governors as more important than the governed; statism
direct ancestors; ascendant
Shakyamuni triad; Gautama triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants
respect for women
Usnisavijaya; Victorious Goddess of the Chignon
your idea
Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas
various buddhas, bodhisattvas, deities, etc.
your family; your mother
someone's letter
Butchōson (type of Buddha representing omniscience in Mikkyō Buddhism); Butchō
reverence for the emperor and the overthrow of the shogunate
your will; your idea
Kuninotokotachi no Mikoto (eternal god of the land)
your house
Emperor of Japan
revering; idolizing
one's superiors; one's seniors
arrogant and presumptuous; haughty arrogance; intolerable insolence
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
someone's letter
one's superior
Moon God; Tsukuyomi no Mikoto; brother of Amaterasu
incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from India)
Obediently yours
speech used by the speaker to convey the social stature between the speaker and listener; language conveying that the speaker is of greater social status than the listener
head and shoulders (chartist pattern)
respecting the intentions or wishes of someone
putting one's own beliefs on a pedestal; being narrow-minded
Examples (122 in total)
Whom do you respect most in your life?
In America elderly people are not given the same degree of respect they receive in many other countries.
We look up to him as our leader.