List: humble (kenjougo) language
Words used in kenjougo or humble language, used to lower the position of the speaker or the subject of the conversation.
noun noun (generic) humble language male term pronoun
- little brother, younger brother
- my younger brother
- I, me
noun noun (generic) humble language historical term
- little shop, small shop, small store
- my shop
- low class whorehouse in Yoshiwara (Edo period), low class brothel
- passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
irregular kanji usage humble language pronoun
- we, us
- I, me, my store (business, etc.)
archaic humble language noun noun (generic)
- me, mine
humble language dated term Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb
- to give, to present, to offer
- to do for someone's sake
humble language dated term Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb
- to give, to present, to offer
- to do for someone's sake
search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) humble language archaic
- dilapidated house, tumbledown house, hovel, miserable shack
- my house, my home
- small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
noun noun (generic) noun (prefix) noun (suffix) archaic humble language pronoun
- old age, age, old people, the old, the aged, senior, elder
- I, me, my humble self
JLPT N2 humble language Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to know, to be aware (of), to be acquainted (with)
- to think, to consider, to believe, to feel
search-only kanji form humble language な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- poor, lame, ill-prepared