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Kotomora

崇

adore, respect, revere, worship

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • スウ

Kun'yomi

  • あが.める

Nanori

  • す
  • たか
  • たかし
  • たかむ

Meaning

崇 centers on holding something in high esteem: adoring, respecting, revering, or worshiping it as lofty and worthy.

Most common words using 崇

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  • 崇拝すうはい
    N1

    worship; adoration; admiration; cult

  • 崇めるあがめる

    to revere; to respect; to worship

  • 崇高すうこう

    lofty; sublime; noble

  • 崇敬すうけい

    reverence

  • 尊崇そんすう

    reverence; veneration

  • 個人崇拝こじんすうはい

    personality cult; cult of personality

  • 偶像崇拝ぐうぞうすうはい

    idolatry; idol worship

  • 偶像崇拝者ぐうぞうすうはいしゃ

    idol worshipper; idol worshiper; idolater

  • 動物崇拝どうぶつすうはい

    zoolatry

  • 呪物崇拝じゅぶつすうはい

    fetishism

  • 天体崇拝てんたいすうはい

    star worship; astrolatry

  • 天皇崇拝てんのうすうはい

    emperor worship

  • 太陰崇拝たいいんすうはい

    moon worship

  • 崇まふあがまう

    to look up to; to respect

  • 崇めたてるあがめたてる

    to respect; to revere

  • 崇城大学そうじょうだいがく

    Sojo University

  • 崇拝者すうはいしゃ

    worshipper; admirer

  • 崇高美すうこうび

    sublime beauty

  • 悪魔崇拝あくますうはい

    devil worship; diabolism; diabolatry; Satanism

  • 樹木崇拝じゅもくすうはい

    dendrolatry (worship of trees)

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Etymology

崇 combines 山 (mountain) with 宗, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of ancestral reverence. Together they suggest something as lofty and respected as a mountain.

Meaning mnemonic

A mountain 山 stands tall above everything, and 宗 (sect/religion) suggests deep reverence. Picture a sacred mountain that people adore and worship from below.

Reading mnemonic

For スウ, imagine a worshiper bowing deeply and making a long, reverent 'suuu' sound of awe before the mountain: suuu -> スウ.