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とうと

rarely used kanji formgodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

  • to value, to prize, to esteem
  • to respect, to honour, to honor, to revere, to look up to

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Example sentences

かれ伝統でんとう文化ぶんかとうとんでいる

He values traditional culture.

ひといのちとうとことは社会しゃかい基本きほんだ。

Respecting human life is the foundation of society.

先人せんじん知恵ちえとうとばなければならない

We must revere the wisdom of our predecessors.

彼女かのじょ自然しぜんとうと環境かんきょう保護ほご積極的せっきょくてきんでいる。

She prizes nature and actively engages in environmental conservation.

古来こらいより日本人にほんじん自然しぜん摂理せつりとうと、それと調和ちょうわしてきることを理想りそうとしてきた。

Since ancient times, the Japanese have revered the laws of nature and held as their ideal the notion of living in harmony with them.