尊 厳(そんげん)

そんげん

noun

dignity, sanctity

formalwritten

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

Related Words

Related: 威厳(いげん) (dignity (imposing))

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