Meaning of 尊厳(そんげん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 尊厳

Kana Reading そんげん

Romaji songen

Parts of speech

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

dignity; majesty; sanctity

Examples of 尊厳, そんげん in a sentence

彼は人の自己尊厳のほうが重要だという理由で、自殺を擁護する。

He defends suicide on the grounds that one's self-dignity is more important.
彼は自分の尊厳を守る為に、すばらしい経歴を犠牲にした。

He sacrificed his outstanding career to retain his dignity.
ルネサンスは人間の尊厳を確立した。

The Renaissance established the dignity of man.
すべての人々の権利を尊厳すべきだ。

You should regard the rights of all.

Related Kanji

尊 JLPT 2

12 strokes

revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted

On'Yomi: ソン

Kun'Yomi: たっと.い, とうと.い, たっと.ぶ, とうと.ぶ

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厳 JLPT 1

17 strokes

stern, strictness, severity, rigidity

On'Yomi: ゲン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: おごそ.か, きび.しい, いか.めしい, いつくし

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