尊 (Kanji for esteem)

Onyomi

SON

My SON esteems Western glue.

とうと*い

noble or holy NP
★★★☆☆

尊敬語(そんけいご)

formal Japanese ★★★☆☆ F
尊敬 (respect) + 語 (language) = 尊敬語 (formal Japanese)

the formal Japanese you use when you are addressing your superiors.

尊敬(そんけい) する

respect ★★★☆☆
尊 (esteem) + 敬 (respect) = 尊敬 (respect)

to look up to or respect someone. (BOOBOO: it's not ok to tell someone directly, 'I 尊敬 you very much!' - you'd say it about a third party)

男尊女卑(だんそんじょひ)

sexism ★★☆☆☆
男 (man) + 尊 (esteem) + 女 (woman) + 卑 (despicable) = 男尊女卑 (sexism)

sexism (literally, and I love this； 'men - esteem - women - despise')

(UTILIZE)
His specialty is TNT, but I esteem his ability to hold his SAKE - he can drink a pint and still UTILIZE a unicycle!