838 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
939 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
927 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1220 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
607 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
856 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
480 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1797 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
704 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
717 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
479 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
509 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2920 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1500 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2029 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1451 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7445X | Morohashi |
2324 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1386 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1439 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1547 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
952 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尊 【ソン】 zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze), honorific prefix referring to the listener, counter for buddhas
- 尊敬 【ソンケイ】 respect, esteem, reverence, honour, honor
- 自尊 【ジソン】 self-respect, esteem, self-importance, pride
- 至尊 【シソン】 extreme reverence, deeply revered person, the Emperor
Kun reading compounds
- 尊い 【とうとい】 precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
- 尊い油 【たっといあぶら】 anointing oil
- 尊い 【とうとい】 precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
- 尊い油 【たっといあぶら】 anointing oil
- 尊ぶ 【とうとぶ】 to value, to prize, to esteem, to respect, to honour, to honor, to revere, to look up to
- 尊ぶ 【とうとぶ】 to value, to prize, to esteem, to respect, to honour, to honor, to revere, to look up to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さだ、 たか、 たけ、 みこと
- Korean:
- jon, jun
Spanish
- aprecio
- valor
- estima
- respeto
- reverencia
- apreciar
- valorar
- estimar
- respetar
- reverenciar
Portuguese
- honrado
- precioso
- valioso
- nobre
- exaltado
French
- révérer
- précieux
- noble
- haut placé
948 | 2001 Kanji |
2o10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-9 | SKIP code |
2-9-3 | SKIP code |
8034.6 | Four corner code |
1-34-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c0a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3473 | Morohashi |
2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2844 | 2001 Kanji |
2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
8062.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
547d | Unicode hex code |