尊 = 寸 + 酋

尊 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “revered”. It is built from 寸 (measurement) and 酋 (chieftain). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1547. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: revered
RTK frame: 1547
Strokes: 12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ソン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): たっと.い, とうと.い, たっと.ぶ, とうと.ぶ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: уважаемый, mother teresa
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 尊 respect

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 尊

How to find 尊 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “measurement” + “chieftain”. 尊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 尊 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.