尊敬語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
尊	敬	語
そん Grade: 6	けい Grade: 6	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

尊敬 (respect) + 語 (word)

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [sõ̞ŋke̞ːɡo̞]

Noun

尊敬語 (hiragana そんけいご, rōmaji sonkeigo)

exalted language, honorary language.

Related terms

謙 (けん)譲 (じょう)語 (ご) (kenjōgo), 謙 (けん)遜 (そん)語 (ご) (kensongo)
丁 (てい)寧 (ねい)語 (ご) (teineigo)
敬 (けい)語 (ご) (keigo)

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