List: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Words used in sonkeigo or respectful language, used to show respect to the subject of the sentence.
irregular reading honorific language noun noun (generic)
- monk, priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
honorific language rare term noun noun (generic)
- Maitreya
honorific language noun noun (generic)
- school principal, school headmaster, school headmistress
honorific language noun noun (generic)
- son
honorific language archaic yodan verb (archaic) yodan verb (archaic) verb (generic) auxiliary verb
- to do
honorific language auxiliary verb verb (generic) godan verb godan verb (archaic) Kansai-ben
- to do
search-only kanji form honorific language Shinto noun noun (generic) polite language jocular, humorous term slang
- Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.)
- Inari shrine
- inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu)
- scrotum, testicle sack
search-only kanji form honorific language noun noun (generic)
- father
formal or literary term auxiliary verb verb (generic) Ichidan verb honorific language
- auxiliary verb indicating the causative voice
- auxiliary verb indicating the permissive voice
- auxiliary verb strengthening the honorific notion
honorific language noun noun (generic)
- your nephew