そん
Meanings
Noun
1. zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze)
Archaic
Prefix
Honorific
2. honorific prefix referring to the listener
Counter
Suffix
3. counter for buddhas
Pitch accent
そ
ん
Used in vocabulary (40 in total)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
dignity; majesty; sanctity
Jizō (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
various buddhas, bodhisattvas, deities, etc.
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
honorific title
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
holy master; guru
you; your father
self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride
noble (person)
your name
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
self-conceit; vainglory
Acala (Wisdom King); Āryācalanātha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
statue of a noble character; your picture
the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher
honorific language
elder brother; elderly person
reverence
central image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
honorary title; title of honour; title of honor
someone's father; one's companion
your order
direct ancestors; ascendant
your (his, her) health; image (e.g. of Buddha)
respect for women
your idea
your house
your visit
your family; your mother
someone's letter
Butchōson (type of Buddha representing omniscience in Mikkyō Buddhism); Butchō
your house
(another's) letter
one's superiors; one's seniors
Obediently yours
one's superior
Venerable