貴 : Precious

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Components:

中貝

precious, value, prize, esteem, honor

On 'yomi:

キ(ki)

Kun 'yomi:

たっと.い(tato.i) とうと.い(touto.i) たっと.ぶ(tato.bu) とうと.ぶ(touto.bu)

Nanori:

きよ(kiyo) ぎ(gi) たか(taka) たかし(takashi) よし(yoshi)

Strokes:	12
Radical:	貝 (154)
Usage Rating:	970

JLPT:	N1
old JLPT:	1
Grade:	6

Unicode:	08cb4
jis208:	21-14

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貴 Usage examples

円の騰貴(えんのとうき)	rise of the yen
貴金属卸(ききんぞくおろし)	wholesale (wholesaler) in precious metals
貴い家柄(たっといいえがら)	noble birth
貴い命(たっといいのち)	precious life
貴方(あんた)	you (familiar form of anata)
貴風(きふう)	class size of bonsai trees (25-35cm)
貴輪(きりん)	era at the end of 1970s dominated by grand champion Wajima and ozeki Takanohana
曙貴(あけたか)	era during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II
貴輪時代(きりんじだい)	era at the end of 1970s dominated by grand champion Wajima and ozeki Takanohana
曙貴時代(あけたかじだい)	era during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II
貴信(きしん)	letter, etc. from another party, correspondence
付貴信(づけきしん)	your letter, fax, etc. dated ...
貴賤上下(きせんじょうげ)	high and low, (people of) all ranks and classes
貴顕紳士(きけんしんし)	gentlemen of (high) eminence, notables, dignitaries
貴顕紳商(きけんしんしょう)	merchant prince
貴賤貧富(きせんひんぷ)	high and low, and rich and poor
貧富貴賤(ひんぷきせん)	rich and poor, high and low, people of all ranks
富貴栄華(ふうきえいが)	wealth, rank, and arrogant splendor
富貴浮雲(ふうきふうん)	Riches and honors are as fleeting as floating clouds, Fortune and fame are here today, gone tomorrow
貴職(きしょく)	high-ranking government official
貴方任せ(あなたまかせ)	depending on others, leaving things to others
貴卑(きび)	high and low class
兄貴風を吹かす(あにきかぜをふかす)	to act patronizingly
貴腐人(きふじん)	adult woman who likes comics about male homosexual love
貴腐(きふ)	noble rot, Botrytis cinerea infection, esp. of grapes
貴腐ワイン(きふワイン)	wine made with grapes affected by noble rot
貴ガス(きガス)	I get the feeling that, I think that
山高きが故に貴からず(やまたかきがゆえにたっとからず)	never judge a book by its cover, a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high