尊ぶ

とうとぶ · toutobu · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to esteem

💎 尊 = honored, noble + ぶ = regard as: to regard as noble, so to prize

Shares the root 尊 (honored, noble) with 尊敬 (respect). 尊ぶ is the verb form: to regard something as noble and worth prizing.

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