崇 means “revere, worship, lofty”

あがめる · agameru

Also: adore, respect

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

あがめる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

スウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 11 strokes

The story

A mountain (山) over a house of worship (宗): high and holy. 崇める is to revere, 崇拝 is worship, and 崇高 is sublime. Watch the top: 祟る, to haunt someone with a curse, has 出 on top and no roof.

Used in 崇拝 (suuhai, worship/adoration), 崇高 (suukou, sublime/noble), and 崇める (agameru, to revere)

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