尊い
tōtoi
🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Tokyo
What does “尊い” mean?
so precious it hurts
Example
“推しの笑顔が尊い…”
oshi no egao ga tōtoi…
My fave's smile is too precious…
Good to know
Literally 'sacred, noble'. Fans use it for something too wonderful to handle.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
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The textbook way to say it: 素晴らしい
Heard in a conversation
The ticket lottery
Riku やばい！！おめでとう🎉 ガチ勢じゃん。
insane!! congrats 🎉 you're hardcore
Aoi 金欠だけど課金は正義😇 尊い。
I'm broke but paying for it is justice 😇 so precious
Riku 沼が深い（笑）推し活がんばれ。
deep in the rabbit hole lol. good luck with the fan stuff
More from Tokyo
- 萌えthat warm 'so cute!' feeling for a character
- やばいcrazy, insane (great or terrible)
- マジでseriously?, for real
- ウケるthat's hilarious
- エモいmoving, nostalgic, gives you the feels
- 推しyour fave (idol, band member, character)
- ガチfor real, seriously, hardcore
- 草lol
Songs from Tokyo
- Lemon · Kenshi YonezuLevel A2
- Mayonaka no Door (Stay With Me) · Miki MatsubaraLevel A2
- Ue o Muite Arukō · Kyu SakamotoLevel A2
- Marigold · AimyonLevel A2
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