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崇高 (すうこう, suukou) Japanese meaning: lofty | Kotomora
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こう
な
精せい
神しん
に
感かん
動どう
し
た
。
I was moved by his noble spirit.
The view from the mountaintop was truly sublime.
Usage patterns 崇すう 高こう な 理り 想そう a lofty ideal
He became a doctor with a lofty ideal in mind.
崇すう 高こう な 精せい 神しん a noble spirit
That act reflects a noble spirit.
崇すう 高こう な 犠ぎ 牲せい a noble sacrifice
She made a noble sacrifice to protect her family.
崇すう 高こう な 使し 命めい a lofty mission
They carried a lofty mission in their hearts.
崇すう 高こう な 美び sublime beauty (an aesthetic term)
Standing atop the mountain, one feels a sublime beauty.
Related words 高尚 usually praises intellectual or cultural refinement, while 崇高 emphasizes moral or spiritual grandeur that inspires awe.
神聖 means sacred or holy in a religious sense, whereas 崇高 can describe secular greatness that inspires awe, such as an ideal or a landscape.
荘厳 stresses solemn, ceremonial majesty (as in a temple or ritual), while 崇高 focuses on the moral or spiritual loftiness of an ideal or sacrifice.
尊い is a more everyday word praising something as precious or worthy of respect, while 崇高 is a stronger, more literary term for something spiritually elevated.
崇高 emphasizes sublimity and grandeur, often for ideals or natural beauty, while 高潔 focuses specifically on the moral purity and integrity of a person's character.
Etymology Composed of 崇 (revere, adore) and 高 (high, tall). The combination conveys the idea of something elevated and worthy of deep respect.
