尊厳|そんげんsongen[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjective, noundignity; majesty; sanctity
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.
- 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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