尊(たっと)ぶ

たっとぶ
godan verb
to value, to respect, to esteem
1. to value, to prize, to treasure
To regard something as important or precious.
命(いのち)を尊(たっと)ぶ。
To value life.
自由(じゆう)を尊(たっと)ぶ精神(せいしん)。
A spirit that values freedom.
私(わたし)たちは平和(へいわ)を何(なに)より尊(たっと)ばなければならない。
We must value peace above all else.
2. to respect, to esteem, to revere
To hold someone or something in high regard.
先輩(せんぱい)を尊(たっと)ぶ。
To respect one's seniors.
師(し)を尊(たっと)ぶ心(こころ)を持(も)つ。
To have a heart that respects one's teacher.
彼(かれ)は学問(がくもん)を尊(たっと)び、生涯(しょうがい)学(まな)び続(つづ)けた。
He valued learning and continued to study throughout his life.

尊(たっと)ぶ expresses valuing or respecting something highly.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)

VARIANT:
Also read as 尊(とうと)ぶ (same meaning). Both readings are correct.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 命(いのち)を尊(たっと)ぶ: to value life
  • 伝統(でんとう)を尊(たっと)ぶ: to respect tradition
  • 人権(じんけん)を尊(たっと)ぶ: to value human rights

RELATED:

  • 尊(とうと)い/尊(たっと)い: precious, noble (adjective)
  • 尊敬(そんけい)する: to respect (more common in everyday speech)
  • 崇(あが)める: to worship, to idolize
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Added 2026.2.4 23:18
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