List: polite (teineigo) language
Words used in teineigo or polite language, used to refer to one's own actions or those of other people.
popular obsolete kanji JLPT N4 humble language polite language noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- seeing, looking at
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N1 polite language noun noun (generic) honorific language
- errand, mission, going on an errand
- messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl
- familiar spirit
popular JLPT N2 polite language noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb
- bow, bowing
popular JLPT N1 humble language polite language noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb
- borrowing
popular JLPT N5 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb polite language usually written using kana alone intransitive verb auxiliary verb suffix humble language
- to raise, to elevate
- to do up (one's hair)
- to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)
- to land (a boat)
- to deep-fry
- to show someone (into a room)
- to give
- to send someone (away)
- to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll
- to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve
- to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice)
- to earn (something desirable)
- to praise
- to give (an example, etc.), to cite
- to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)
- to arrest
- to nominate
- to summon (for geishas, etc.)
- to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
- to bear (a child)
- to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)
- (of the tide) to come in
- to vomit
- to do for (the sake of someone else)
- to complete ...
- to humbly do ...
popular search-only kana form search-only kanji form JLPT N4 polite language noun noun (generic)
- local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling
- present brought by a visitor
- something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation), unwelcome gift, disservice
ใ่
นใใชใonakapopular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N5 polite language noun noun (generic)
- belly, abdomen, stomach
popular JLPT N2 polite language usually written using kana alone expression
- certainly!
popular JLPT N1 honorific language familiar language suffix polite language
- Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms., -san
- politeness marker
popular JLPT N3 polite language conjunction
- so, therefore, accordingly, consequently, on those grounds, that is why, for that reason