尊いとうとい

toutoi

precious, sacred (worthy of reverence; e.g. 尊[とうと]い命[いのち] = a precious life)

Example sentence

収量が多いからといって尊いとは思わないが、ドカンと発生していると、毒菌でもうれしいもんだ。

I don't think that they are valuable just because they have a large crop, but I'm glad when they sprout in great numbers - even when they are poison mushrooms.

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Kanji in 尊い

尊

revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted

Sentences with 尊い

Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
尊敬	N3	そんけい	そんけいrespect, reverence, honor
尊重	N3	そんちょう	そんちょうrespect, esteem, regard
自尊心	N1	じそんしん	じそんしんself-respect, conceit
尊ぶ	N1	とうとぶ	とうとぶto value, to prize, to esteem

More Attributes & Adjectives words

Word	Reading	Meaning
不明	ふめい	ふめいunknown, ambiguous
通常	つうじょう	つうじょうcommon, normal, usual
地元	じもと	じもとlocal
サイズ	サイズ	サイズsize
強	きょう	きょうstrong
気軽	きがる	きがるcheerful, buoyant, lighthearted
独自	どくじ	どくじoriginal, peculiar, characteristic
本格	ほんかく	ほんかくgenuine, full-scale, authentic

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