JLPT N1 · い-adjective

尊い (toutoi)

尊い (とうとい, toutoi) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “precious; valuable”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とうとい
Romaji: toutoi
Word class: い-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

precious; valuable; priceless · い-adjective
noble; exalted; sacred · い-adjective

Example sentences

愛より尊い物はない。

Nothing is as precious as love.

Tatoeba #191545

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 尊い

い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present	尊い	とうとい toutoi
Negative	尊くない	とうとくない toutokunai
Past	尊かった	とうとかった toutokatta
Negative past	尊くなかった	とうとくなかった toutokunakatta
Te-form	尊くて	とうとくて toutokute
Adverb (~ku)	尊く	とうとく toutoku
Conditional (~ba)	尊ければ	とうとければ toutokereba

Kanji in 尊い

尊

revered, valuable, preciousソン・たっと.い・とうと.い · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 尊い.

尊敬そんけいrespect尊重そんちょうrespect尊ぶとうとぶto value自尊心じそんしんself-esteem

Source: JMdict entry 1598620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.