List: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Words used in sonkeigo or respectful language, used to show respect to the subject of the sentence.
usually written using kana alone archaic honorific language auxiliary verb verb (generic) godan verb godan verb (archaic) transitive verb
- to receive from another
honorific language noun noun (generic)
- imperial palace, shrine
- Grand Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager
- woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child
- elderly woman of imperial lineage
honorific language noun noun (generic)
- excellent judgement
honorific language Buddhism noun noun (generic)
- upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
- convenience, suitability, availability
honorific language noun noun (generic)
- muni (Indian ascetic or sage)
- Buddha
familiar language honorific language male term pronoun suffix noun noun (generic)
- you
- Mr, Mister
- older brother, elder brother
honorific language expression
- as you see, as you can see
honorific language archaic su verb - precursor to the modern suru verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be
- to go, to come
noun noun (generic) honorific language archaic pronoun noun (suffix)
- child (esp. a boy)
- viscount
- founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master
- masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature)
- you
- -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
search-only kanji form honorific language noun noun (generic)
- (another's) daughter
- young lady