Illustration: In a family home's tatami room, an adult carefully wraps a worn handmade baby kimono in fresh protective paper before returning it to a shallow storage box. An elderly parent sits beside them, touching the repaired sleeve with a moved expression.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

尊とうとぶ

toutobu

to value, to prize

Also read たっとぶ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. イギリス人じんは自由じゆうを尊とうとぶ国民こくみんである。

    The English set a high value on freedom.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 我々われわれは時間じかんを守まもることを尊とうとぶ。

    We value punctuality.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. しかし、実利じつりを尊とうとぶ庶民しょみんには、お茶漬ちゃづけはその利便性りべんせいから非常ひじょうに重宝ちょうほうがられ普及ふきゅうした。

    But among ordinary people who valued practicality, ochazuke became popular because its convenience made it highly prized.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 尊

  • 尊revered; valuableOnソンKunたっとい・とうとい・たっとぶ

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