尊厳|そんげんsongen[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjective, noundignity; majesty; sanctity
    すべての人々ひとびとの権利けんりを尊厳そんげんすべきだ。↗
    You should regard the rights of all.
Conjugation
Plain form尊厳(そんげん)
Polite (desu)尊厳です(そんげんです)
Negative (dewa nai)尊厳ではない(そんげんではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)尊厳ではありません(そんげんではありません)
Past (datta)尊厳だった(そんげんだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)尊厳ではなかった(そんげんではなかった)
Te form (de)尊厳で(そんげんで)
Adverbial (ni)尊厳に(そんげんに)
Conditional (nara)尊厳なら(そんげんなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym荘厳そうごんWrittenWritten register. Describes solemn, magnificent grandeur, often of buildings or ceremonies; 「尊厳」 stresses nobility and the sense of being inviolable.
  • Synonym品位ひんいNeutralElegance and refined quality, and also the fineness of gold or silver; 「尊厳」 stresses nobility and inviolability.
  • Synonym威厳いげんNeutralAn awe-inspiring, imposing majesty that keeps others at a distance; 「尊厳」 stresses nobility and the sense of being inviolable.
  • Related荘厳そうごんWrittenWritten register. Describes solemn, magnificent grandeur, often of buildings or ceremonies; 「尊厳」 stresses nobility and the sense of being inviolable.
  • Related威容いようWrittenWritten register. An imposing, majestic appearance or presence; 「尊厳」 stresses nobility and inviolability and is not limited to outward looks.
  • Related威信いしんWrittenWritten register. Authority backed by trust, as in 「国の威信」; 「尊厳」 stresses nobility and inviolability rather than authority.
  • Related品格ひんかくNeutralA person's dignity and refinement, resting on character and good breeding; 「尊厳」 stresses nobility and the sense of being inviolable.
  • Related自尊じそんWrittenWritten register. Self-respect, valuing oneself; 「尊厳」 stresses the nobility inherent in a person or thing.
  • Related威風いふうWrittenWritten register. A gallant, imposing air, as in 「威風堂々」; 「尊厳」 stresses nobility and the sense of being inviolable.
  • RelatedプライドCasualColloquial loanword for self-respect or face; 「尊厳」 is weightier and more solemn.
  • Related沽券こけんWrittenWritten register. One's face or public standing, used mostly in 「沽券に関わる」; 「尊厳」 is weightier and more solemn.
  • Related矜持きょうじWrittenWritten register. Self-respect and pride as a person; 「尊厳」 stresses nobility and the sense of being inviolable.
  • Related威儀いぎWrittenWritten register. Dignified bearing and conduct that conform to etiquette; 「尊厳」 stresses nobility itself.
  • Related自尊心じそんしんNeutralThe subjective feeling of valuing oneself, as in 「自尊心が傷つく」; 「尊厳」 stresses the nobility inherent in a person or thing.

Use 「尊厳」 for noble, inviolable dignity, as in 「人間の尊厳」 or 「国家の尊厳」. For the solemn grandeur of buildings or ceremonies use 「荘厳」; for awe-inspiring majesty 「威厳」; for an imposing look or air 「威容」 or 「威風」. For face, 「沽券」 or colloquial 「プライド」; for self-esteem, 「自尊心」. 「品格」 and 「品位」 cover personal refinement, 「威信」 authority backed by trust, 「威儀」 dignified bearing.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 尊とうとく厳おごそかなこと。
  2. 気高けだかく犯おかしてはならないもの。
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