威厳(いげん)

Forms

威(い) (authority, power) + 厳(げん) (strictness, solemnity)

Usage

Describes a quality that inspires awe and respect. Can describe people (leaders, elders, authority figures), places (temples, palaces), or abstract concepts (the law, traditions).

Similar words

• 貫禄(かんろく): gravitas from experience (more about personal weight/presence)
• 品格(ひんかく): refinement, class (more about elegance)
• 風格(ふうかく): stately bearing (more about style)

Common collocations

• 威厳(いげん)のある: dignified, majestic
• 威厳(いげん)を保(たも)つ: to maintain one's dignity
• 威厳(いげん)を失(うしな)う: to lose one's dignity
• 威厳(いげん)に満(み)ちた: filled with dignity