List: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Words used in sonkeigo or respectful language, used to show respect to the subject of the sentence.
popular honorific language formal or literary term noun noun (generic)
- your company
- your shrine
popular dated term sensitive noun noun (generic) archaic honorific language
- maidservant, housemaid, maid
- hostess (in a ryokan), waitress (in a traditional restaurant)
- court lady
- lady
popular search-only kanji form honorific language noun noun (generic)
- spirit of a deceased person
- the Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit
popular honorific language noun noun (generic)
- (your) consideration, attention, trouble, kindness, good offices
- high dividends, high rate of return
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N4 honorific language godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to eat, to drink
popular honorific language noun noun (generic)
- daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
popular JLPT N1 honorific language godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb auxiliary verb
- to call, to summon, to send for, to invite
- to eat, to drink
- to put on, to wear
- to buy, to purchase
- to take (a bath)
- to ride, to get in (a vehicle), to take
- to catch (a cold)
- to put on (years), to get old
- to strike one's fancy, to please one
- to do
- to commit seppuku
- indicates respect
popular noun noun (generic) honorific language archaic
- one place, the same place
- one person
- together
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 honorific language noun noun (generic) familiar language
- older brother, elder brother
- young man, buddy, fella, laddie
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 honorific language noun noun (generic)
- older sister, elder sister
- young lady
- miss
- ma'am
- older girl