とうとい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. precious; valuable; priceless
I can now feel from the bottom of my heart that my present happiness is precious.
2. noble; exalted; sacred
He said that he had met the most exalted person in this world.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
anointing oil
Examples (10 in total)
Life is precious.
Being alive is more precious than anything else.
A true friendship is more valuable than money.
There's nothing as precious as love.
Every life on this earth is precious.
I can now feel from the bottom of my heart that my present happiness is precious.
Your friendship means much to me.
How precious ordinary life is to me!
He said that he had met the most exalted person in this world.
The noble person I revere is suffering terribly right now.