List: polite (teineigo) language
Words used in teineigo or polite language, used to refer to one's own actions or those of other people.
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N4 polite language noun noun (generic)
- festival, feast, carnival, matsuri
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N1 polite language usually written using kana alone expression auxiliary verb verb (generic) dated term
- to be, to exist
- to be (doing)
- did, (have) done
usually written using kana alone expression polite language ใช adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- you are quite right
- reasonable, natural, just
polite language pronoun
- you
polite language pronoun
- you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
search-only kanji form polite language noun noun (generic)
- declining, refusal, rejection, non-acceptance
- announcement, notice
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form polite language usually written using kana alone adverb noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ verb (generic) noun (generic)
- please, if you would, would you mind
- somehow or other, one way or another
- whether (or not), if
- strange, (something is) wrong, (something is) off
search-only kanji form honorific language noun noun (generic) polite language dated term pronoun
- your body, your health, yourself
- you
ateji rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N2 usually written using kana alone polite language ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- (matter) for congratulations, worthy of celebration, happy (occasion, ending, etc.), joyous, auspicious
- naive, too good-natured, gullible, foolish, simple
rarely used kanji form adverb noun noun (generic) polite language pronoun
- since
- for the past ... (e.g. ten years)
- this person, this gentleman, this lady