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尊翰 (そんかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

尊そん翰かん

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Meanings

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noun

your letter; your esteemed letter

formal or literaryhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Formal honorific term used to refer respectfully to another person's letter. Common in written correspondence and formal speech.

先せん日じつは尊そん翰かんをいただき、ありがとうございました。
Thank you for your letter the other day.
尊そん翰かんの内ない容ようについて、ご返へん事じ申もうし上あげます。
I am writing to reply to the contents of your esteemed letter.

Written forms

尊そん翰かん
Standard kanji spelling for this honorific term.
尊そん簡かん
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 尊翰.

Kanji

尊revered, valuable, precious
翰letter, writing brush
簡simplicity, brevity

Similar words

手て紙がみ
手紙 is the neutral, everyday word for 'letter'. 尊翰 is a formal honorific term used only to refer to someone else's letter with respect.
お手て紙がみ
お手紙 is a polite but less formal way to refer to someone's letter. 尊翰 is more literary and honorific, suitable for very formal correspondence.

Etymology

Composed of 尊 (respect, honor) and 翰 (writing brush, letter). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with respectful reference to another's letter.