賛美 (さんび, sanbi) Japanese meaning: praise | Kotomora

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

賛美する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used for praising someone's achievements, character, or divine glory. Often appears in religious contexts (e.g., 神を賛美する) and formal writing.

称しょう賛さん
称賛 is used for commending specific actions or achievements, while 賛美 conveys stronger admiration or glorification, often in religious or formal contexts.
絶ぜっ賛さん
絶賛 means enthusiastic, unreserved praise (often of a work or performance), while 賛美 leans toward reverent glorification of a person or deity.
崇すう拝はいN1
崇拝 means worship or adoration, implying deep reverence toward a god or idol, whereas 賛美 focuses on the act of praising or extolling in words.
褒ほめるN4
褒める is the plain, everyday verb for praising or complimenting, while 賛美 is a formal noun/verb used for elevated or religious praise.

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賛さん辞じ
賛美 is the act of praising or glorifying (often with religious overtones), whereas 賛辞 refers to the actual words of praise spoken or written.
うたうN1
賛美する leans toward reverent or religious praise, whereas 謳う is used more broadly for extolling achievements or virtues in formal contexts.
称たたえる
賛美する carries a stronger sense of reverent admiration (often religious or artistic), whereas 称える is used more broadly for praising people or deeds.

非ひ難なんN2
非難 means criticism or blame, the direct opposite of 賛美's praise or glorification.

賛さん成せいN4
賛成 means agreement or approval of an opinion or plan, while 賛美 means praise or glorification of a person or deity; the two share the kanji 賛 but differ in meaning.

賛さん美びUsage64%
Standard kanji form; used in most contexts including Christian hymns.
讃さん美びUsage35%
Variant kanji form; often seen in the compound 讃美歌 (hymn).
讚さん美びUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; the character 讚 is a traditional variant of 賛.

From Middle Chinese 讚美 (tsanH mijX). The kanji 賛/讃 means 'to praise' and 美 means 'beauty' or 'goodness'.