尊い
とうとい · toutoi (also spelled totoi)
Precious, valuable, priceless
- noble, exalted, sacred
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Conjugation
| Negative (ない形) | 尊くないとうとくない |
| Past (た形) | 尊かったとうとかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 尊くなかったとうとくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 尊くてとうとくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | 尊くとうとく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 尊いとうとい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 尊ければとうとければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 尊かったらとうとかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 尊くなるとうとくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 尊すぎるとうとすぎる |
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What does 尊い mean?
Precious, valuable, priceless. It can also mean: noble, exalted, sacred.
How do you pronounce 尊い?
とうとい (toutoi). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 3. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 尊い?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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