List: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Words used in sonkeigo or respectful language, used to show respect to the subject of the sentence.
noun noun (generic) honorific language pronoun
- high-ranking officials, ministers
- ladies and gentlemen, everyone
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form honorific language pronoun
- you (singular)
honorific language dated term noun noun (generic)
- (younger) sister
honorific language noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- reply, answer, response
noun noun (generic) honorific language obsolete term pronoun
- at one's feet, underfoot
- written after the addressee's name in a formal letter to show respect
- thou, you
honorific language noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- presentation, giving, bestowing
search-only kanji form honorific language noun noun (generic)
- inquiry, enquiry, question, asking
- searching, looking for
honorific language noun noun (generic)
- ladies
archaic honorific language prefix
- divine, imperial
archaic honorific language yodan verb (archaic) yodan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb nidan verb (archaic) nidan verb (archaic)
- to see, to look, to watch
- to see, to look, to watch