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List: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language

Words used in sonkeigo or respectful language, used to show respect to the subject of the sentence.

Showing 71 - 80 of 552 words for the list honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language. #hon
้š ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‹ใใ‚Œใ‚‹kakureru

popular  search-only kanji form  JLPT N3  Ichidan verb  verb (generic)  intransitive verb  honorific language 

  • to hide, to conceal oneself, to take cover
  • to disappear (behind), to be hidden (by), to be covered, to go out of sight
  • to live in seclusion, to retire (from the world)
  • to be unknown (e.g. of a talent), to be undiscovered, to be hidden (e.g. of a meaning)
  • to pass away (of a person of high position)
ๅฅฅใ•ใ‚“ใŠใใ•ใ‚“okusan

popular  JLPT N5  honorific language  noun  noun (generic) 

  • wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam
ไฝ•ๆ–นใฉใชใŸdonata

popular  JLPT N5  usually written using kana alone  honorific language  pronoun 

  • who
ๅฎœใ—ใ„ใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใ„yoroshii

popular  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  honorific language  ใ„ adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can
ๅพกใ”go

popular  JLPT N1  honorific language  polite language  humble language  usually written using kana alone  prefix  suffix 

  • honorific/polite/humble prefix
  • honorific suffix
ใ”ไธปไบบใ”ใ—ใ‚…ใ˜ใ‚“goshujin

popular  JLPT N4  honorific language  noun  noun (generic) 

  • your husband, her husband
ๅพกๅ…ใ”ใ‚ใ‚“gomen

popular  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  interjection  honorific language  noun  noun (generic) 

  • I'm sorry, my apologies, excuse me, pardon me
  • may I come in?
  • permission, leave, license
  • dismissal, discharge
  • not wanting, objecting to, being fed up with, wishing to avoid
ไธŠใ†ใˆue

popular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ  adjective (generic)  honorific language  suffix  archaic 

  • above, over, up
  • top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase)
  • surface, on (top of)
  • the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part
  • superior, better, higher (position, rank, etc.), upper (class)
  • elder, older, senior
  • with respect to ..., in terms of, as far as ... is concerned, when (e.g. drunk)
  • besides ..., in addition to ..., on top of ..., as well as ...
  • after ..., upon ..., on ..., with (e.g. full awareness), as a result of ...
  • since ..., now that ..., because ...
  • honorable, venerable, dear
  • emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo
ไธŠใ‹ใฟkami

popular  noun  noun (generic)  honorific language 

  • upper reaches (of a river), upper stream
  • top, upper part, upper half (of the body)
  • long ago
  • beginning, first
  • person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
  • government, imperial court
  • imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto), capital region (i.e. Kansai), region (or direction of) the imperial palace
  • head (of a table)
  • wife, mistress (of a restaurant)
ๆ–นใ‹ใŸkata

popular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  honorific language  noun (suffix) 

  • direction, way
  • person, lady, gentleman
  • method of, manner of, way of
  • care of ...
  • person in charge of ...
  • side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

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