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尊 means 'precious'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 1060   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-13    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: 47    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 54 words   Used in 92 words   Used in 303 names   Component in 13 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ソン
Kun
   たっとい   とうとい precious, dear, exalted   たっとぶ   とうとぶ to set a high value on, to esteem highly
Name
   たか
Additional readings
Name    さだ   たけ   みこと
Components
⿱  酋 chieftain  寸 inch  
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See also
酎 sake  酉 sake flask  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 尊 is used 6 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 尊 is used 85 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
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ソン : 68 words FIND ALL
そ ん け い 0
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
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ソン (read as ぞん) : 9 words FIND ALL
ほ ん ぞ ん 1
noun
1. principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol
2. the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter  (jocular, humorous term)
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たっとい : 4 words FIND ALL
た っ と い 3
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
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とうとい : 2 words FIND ALL
と う と ぶ 3
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
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みこと: 2 words. FIND ALL
み こ と 0
Most common form: 命
noun (suffix), noun
1. Lord; Highness  (after the name of a god or a noble)
pronoun
2. you  (archaic; derogatory)
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An additional たっと.ぶ less common words include 尊 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 939 (originally: 927)  Joy o' Kanji : 927  Key to Kanji: 687 

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尊
ソン   たっとい    とうとい precious, dear, exalted   たっとぶ    とうとぶ to set a high value on, to esteem highly   
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寸
スン   inch
酋
chieftain   
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八
ハチ   や    やつ    よう eight   
酉
sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
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