尊とうと

also: たっと

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Meanings

noun

archaic

Archaic noun. In modern Japanese, the adjective 尊い (とうとい/たっとい) is used instead. This noun form appears only in classical texts or very formal, old-fashioned contexts.

Written forms

尊
- とうと
  Archaic kanji spelling for the noun meaning 'value, preciousness, nobility'. The reading とうと is the more common of the two archaic readings.
- たっと
  Archaic kanji spelling with the less common reading たっと.
貴
- とうと
  Alternate archaic kanji spelling, also read とうと.
- たっと
  Alternate archaic kanji spelling with the less common reading たっと.
たっと

Kanji

尊revered, valuable, precious
貴precious, value, prize

Similar words

尊とうとい
Modern adjective meaning 'precious, noble, valuable'. The archaic noun 尊 is essentially the nominalized stem of this adjective, but is no longer used in contemporary Japanese.
貴たっとい
Alternate modern adjective with the same meaning, using the kanji 貴. The noun form 貴 read たっと is its archaic nominalized stem.

Etymology

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.