List: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Words used in sonkeigo or respectful language, used to show respect to the subject of the sentence.
ไธใใuepopular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ 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
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)
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")
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 honorific language suffix polite language noun noun (generic)
- Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms
- makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
- state, situation, appearance, manner
popular irregular kanji usage search-only kanji form honorific language polite language noun noun (generic) usually written using kana alone
- mikoshi, portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals
- lower back, waist, hips
popular JLPT N2 honorific language noun noun (generic)
- (another's) son, boy, young master
- green young man from a well-to-do family, young man innocent of the ways of the world
ใไผใฟใใใใฟoyasumipopular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 polite language noun noun (generic) honorific language abbreviation usually written using kana alone interjection
- holiday, day off, absence
- sleep, rest
- good night
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N4 honorific language noun noun (generic)
- congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival
- congratulatory gift, present
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N2 honorific language noun noun (generic) abbreviation interjection
- return
- welcome home
popular search-only kanji form familiar language honorific language noun noun (generic)
- Buddhist priest, monk
- son (of others)