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A4 な-adjective, Noun

尊厳(そんげん)dignity, majesty, sanctity

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    1. な-adjective, Noun

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        dignity, majesty, sanctity

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    尊厳 【そんげん】

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    • 奴隷(どれい)のように(あつか)われ、人間(にんげん)としての尊厳(そんげん)(うしな)った。

      Treated like a slave, he lost his dignity as a human being.

      • 犯罪(はんざい)(おか)して(ほう)尊厳(そんげん)(きず)つけた(かれ)(ばっ)せられるべきです。

        He should be punished for committing a crime and damaging the sanctity of the law.

      • 四六時中(しろくじちゅう)監視(かんし)するなんて、人間(にんげん)尊厳(そんげん)(おか)すものだと(おも)いませんか?

        Don't you think that being monitored all the time violates human's dignity?

      • 彼女(かのじょ)人間(にんげん)としての尊厳(そんげん)(たも)つために、北欧(ほくおう)(こく)尊厳(そんげん)()(えら)んだのです。

        To maintain her dignity as a human being, she chose to undergo euthanasia in Northern Europe.

      • (かれ)尊厳(そんげん)ある態度(たいど)()るだけで、(かれ)がどれほど(おお)きな人物(じんぶつ)なのかが()かりました。

        Just by seeing his dignified attitude, I understood how significant a figure he is.

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