敬語

けいご

Meanings

1. Noun honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

Kanji

• 敬 respect. Read as ケイ.
• 語 language. Read as ゴ.

Example sentences

• 日本語には敬語があります。
  The Japanese language has honorific expressions.
• 最近、目上の人に敬語を使わない若者が多い。
  Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.
• 敬語というのは日本語の一番難しいところだと思います。
  I think honorific language is the hardest part of Japanese.

Common phrases

• 敬語を使う
• 敬語で話す

Words containing 敬語

• 尊敬語 (そんけいご) honorific language
• 絶対敬語 (ぜったいけいご) absolute respectful speech
• 相対敬語 (そうたいけいご) relative respectful speech

And 4 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N2
• Linguistics
• Spoken

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