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尊重 (そんちょう): respect, esteem, regard — Japanese vocabulary

尊重 is read そんちょう and means "respect, esteem, regard". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

尊重

Reading
そんちょう · sonchou
Translation
respect, esteem, regard
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
そんちょうが

Example

私は君の判断を尊重する。

わたしはきみのはんだんをそんちょうする。

I defer to your judgement.

Kanji in this word

  • 尊 — Revered, Valuable, Precious
  • 重 — heavy, important

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