尊厳(そんげん)

そんげん
noun
dignity, sanctity
1. dignity, sanctity, solemnity
The quality of being worthy of respect and serious treatment. Used for both human dignity as a fundamental right and the solemn authority of institutions or sacred things.
人間(にんげん)の尊厳(そんげん)を守(まも)る。
To protect human dignity.
すべての人(ひと)は尊厳(そんげん)を持(も)って扱(あつか)われるべきだ。
All people should be treated with dignity.
尊厳死(そんげんし)の問題(もんだい)は医療(いりょう)倫理(りんり)の分野(ぶんや)で長(なが)く議論(ぎろん)されてきた。
The issue of death with dignity has long been debated in the field of medical ethics.

USAGE:
尊厳(そんげん) is a formal word used in legal, philosophical, and ethical discourse. It appears prominently in discussions of human rights, medical ethics, and constitutional law. The Japanese constitution uses the concept of 個人(こじん)の尊厳(そんげん) (dignity of the individual).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 人間(にんげん)の尊厳(そんげん): human dignity
  • 個人(こじん)の尊厳(そんげん): individual dignity
  • 尊厳(そんげん)を守(まも)る: to protect dignity
  • 尊厳(そんげん)を傷(きず)つける: to harm one's dignity
  • 尊厳死(そんげんし): death with dignity, euthanasia
  • 尊厳(そんげん)ある生(い)き方(かた): a dignified way of living
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