First opened Saturday, October 21, 2023
自尊心
じそんしん
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self-respect, conceit
Taken apart
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In a sentence
彼女を支えているのは自尊心です。
It's pride that drives her.
彼女の態度は私の自尊心を傷つけた。
Her attitude hurt my self-respect.
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What Wiktionary says
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What the labels mean
- 漢語 Sino-Japanese
- Words built from Chinese-derived morphemes — borrowed from Chinese or coined in Japan out of Chinese parts — read with on'yomi.