Word

敬語

けいご
CommonJLPT N2

Meanings

  1. Noun

    honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

In Spanish

  1. lenguaje honorífico

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 日本語にほんごには敬語けいごがあります。

    The Japanese language has honorific expressions.

    Tatoeba #122356(opens in a new tab)
  • 最近さいきん、目上めうえの人ひとに敬語けいごを使つかわない若者わかものが多おおい。

    Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.

    Tatoeba #75064(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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