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 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 JLPT N4 honorific language godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb auxiliary verb
- to come, to go, to be (somewhere)
- to be (doing)
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 kanji form JLPT N5 honorific language noun noun (generic)
- older sister, elder sister
- young lady
- miss
- ma'am
- older girl
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N4 honorific language noun noun (generic) pronoun
- your house, your home, your family
- your husband
- your organization
- you
popular JLPT N1 honorific language familiar language suffix polite language
- Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms., -san
- politeness marker