Conjugation
Tap for 貴ぶ (value; prize)
Tap for 貴ぶ (respect; honor)
- 貴重 — valuable / precious
- 貴族 — aristocrat / noble
- 高貴 — noble / dignified
- 貴方 — you (formal)
- 貴社 — your company (honorific)
- 貴校 — your school (honorific)
- 貴金属 — precious metal
- 貴様 — you (rude / archaic)
貴 combines the wealth-associated shell radical 貝 with a phonetic/top element, giving the sense of “high price → high status.” It broadened from material value to social dignity and respect.
