“Valuable” in Japanese
Short answer
Valuable in Japanese is “尊い” (toutoi). Full meaning: precious, valuable, priceless; noble, exalted, sacred.
Other ways to say “Valuable” in Japanese
有価
yuuka valuable (object), negotiable (instrument)
貴重
kichou precious, valuable
大事
daiji important, serious, crucial; valuable, precious; serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis
価値高い
kachitakai valuable
価値ある
kachiaru valuable, worthwhile, worthy, worth doing
高直
takanao expensive, valuable
貴い
toutoi precious, valuable, priceless; noble, exalted, sacred
目ぼしい
meboshii notable, important, chief, valuable, conspicuous, outstanding
とうとう
toutoi precious, valuable, priceless; noble, exalted, sacred
とうとい
toutoi precious, valuable, priceless; noble, exalted, sacred
たっとい
tattoi precious, valuable, priceless; noble, exalted, sacred
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