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Where does “尊” come from?

尊 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 尊 — Highness.

尊 (Japanese): "indicates respect and reverence, such as to the"...

Definitions

  1. "indicates respect and reverence, such as to the"...

Ancestry of “尊”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese尊Highness

Words derived from “尊”

  • 尊皇論
  • 尊王論
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