Vocab Info
N2 い-adjective
尊いprecious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
Dictionary Definition
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い-adjective
1.
precious, valuable, priceless
2.
noble, exalted, sacred
All Forms
尊い 【とうとい】、尊い 【たっとい】、貴い 【とうとい】、貴い 【たっとい】
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尊い仏像をお寺に展示する。
We display the precious Buddha statue in the temple.
- N2
地震と津波で尊い命が失われました。
Precious lives were lost due to the earthquake and tsunami.
- N2
消防士が尊い犠牲を払って子どもを救出しました。
The firefighter made a noble sacrifice to rescue the child.
- N2
寺社仏閣という尊い場所では失礼な行動を絶対にしてはならぬ。
In sacred places such as temples and shrines, one must absolutely not behave rudely.
- N2
警察官がテロを未然に防いだ事によって尊い命が奪われずに済みました。
Thanks to the police officer's prevention of the terrorist attack, precious lives were saved.
- N2
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