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唯我独尊 (ゆいがどくそん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

唯ゆい我が独どく尊そん

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Meanings

1

noun

I alone am the honored one

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)abbreviation

Abbreviation of 天上天下唯我独尊, a phrase attributed to the Buddha at birth. Used in Buddhist contexts or to describe an attitude of supreme self-importance.

See also: 天上天下唯我独尊

「天てん上じょう天てん下げ唯ゆい我が独どく尊そん」の略りゃくとして「唯ゆい

我が

独どく

尊そん

」

が

使つか

わ

れる

。

唯我独尊 is used as an abbreviation of 天上天下唯我独尊.

2

noun

self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Describes an arrogant, self-important attitude. Often used critically.

彼かれの唯ゆい我が独どく尊そんな態たい度どには我が慢まんできない。
I can't stand his self-centered attitude.
成せい功こうしてから彼かれは唯ゆい我が独どく尊そんになった。
After his success, he became self-conceited.

Kanji

唯solely, only, merely
我ego, I, selfish
独single, alone, spontaneously
尊revered, valuable, precious

Similar words

天てん上じょう天てん下げ唯ゆい我が独どく尊そん
The full phrase, literally 'throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one,' from which 唯我独尊 is abbreviated.
自じ己こ中ちゅう心しん的てき
A more common and neutral term for 'self-centered'; 唯我独尊 carries a stronger nuance of arrogance and self-importance.

Etymology

Abbreviation of the Buddhist phrase 天上天下唯我独尊 (てんじょうてんげゆいがどくそん), traditionally said to be the first words of the Buddha after birth. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is well-established in Buddhist lore.