List: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Words used in sonkeigo or respectful language, used to show respect to the subject of the sentence.
honorific language abbreviation godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) auxiliary verb
- to be (doing)
honorific language noun noun (generic)
- former emperor (or his empress, imperial princesses, etc.)
- posthumous Buddhist name containing the character "in"
honorific language male term pronoun
- you
JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) honorific language archaic
- mansion, palace, manor house, castle
- nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary
- cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
honorific language noun noun (generic)
- your will, your wishes, your request
honorific language noun noun (generic)
- your place
honorific language pronoun archaic
- you
- your residence
honorific language noun noun (generic) pronoun
- your home, your residence
- you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
JLPT N1 honorific language godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb suffix
- to give
- to do ...
honorific language noun noun (generic)
- order (from one's superior), command
- what you say, (someone's) words