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.
idiomatic expression humble language expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to have the honour of being present (at a meeting, etc.), to have the honour of being a member (of a society, etc.), to soil the lowest seat by one's presence
search-only kanji form humble language expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) archaic
- to meet (someone of higher status)
- to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status), to be visible, to be seen, to be noticed
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ adjective (generic) pronoun humble language archaic
- certain amount, some
- certain person, Mr So-and-so, a certain ...
- I, me
JLPT N1 humble language godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb
- to offer, to present
- to set someone up in a high position, to revere at a distance
- to do respectfully
rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 usually written using kana alone humble language noun noun (generic) colloquial
- son
- punk, brat
- penis
search-only kanji form archaic auxiliary verb verb (generic) nidan verb (archaic) nidan verb (archaic) honorific language humble language
- auxiliary verb indicating the causative voice
- auxiliary verb indicating the permissive voice
- auxiliary verb strengthening the honorific notion
- auxiliary verb strengthening the humble notion
noun noun (generic) ใช adjective adjective (generic) humble language
- carelessness, clumsiness, lack of consideration, ineptitude
- blunder, mistake, faux pas, slip-up, misconduct
- being no good at drinking and entertaining
humble language archaic pronoun
- I, me
humble language noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- receiving (accepting)
humble language noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- speaking respectfully