also: たっと
In old documents, 尊 is read as とうと and used as a noun meaning value or preciousness.
precious; valuable; priceless · noble; exalted; sacred
value; prize; esteem · respect; revere; look up to
precious; valuable; priceless · noble; exalted; sacred
value; prize; honor; respect · respect; revere; look up to
Archaic kanji spelling for the noun meaning 'value, preciousness, nobility'. The reading とうと is the more common of the two archaic readings.
Archaic kanji spelling with the less common reading たっと.
Alternate archaic kanji spelling, also read とうと.
Alternate archaic kanji spelling with the less common reading たっと.
Derived from the classical adjective 尊し (たふとし), later 尊い (とうとい/たっとい). The noun form is the stem used nominally, now archaic.