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List: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language

Words used in sonkeigo or respectful language, used to show respect to the subject of the sentence.

Showing 1 - 10 of 549 words for the list honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language. #hon
ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใ›ใ‚“ใ›ใ„sensei

popular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  honorific language  noun (suffix)  familiar language  jocular, humorous term  archaic 

  • teacher, instructor, master
  • sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
  • intimate or teasing form of address
  • one's elder
ๅคซไบบใตใ˜ใ‚“fujin

popular  obsolete reading  JLPT N3  honorific language  noun  noun (generic)  archaic 

  • wife, Mrs, madam
  • wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.)
  • consort of the emperor
็ฅžใ‹ใฟkami

popular  JLPT N3  noun  noun (generic)  slang  noun (prefix)  ใช adjective  adjective (generic)  honorific language  archaic 

  • god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami
  • incredible, fantastic, amazing
  • Emperor (of Japan)
  • thunder
้™›ไธ‹ใธใ„ใ‹heika

popular  honorific language  pronoun  noun (suffix)  noun (generic) 

  • Your Majesty, His Majesty, Her Majesty
ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใŠใ‹ใ‚ใ•ใ‚“okaasan

popular  search-only kanji form  JLPT N5  honorific language  noun  noun (generic)  familiar language  pronoun 

  • mother, mom, mum, ma
  • wife
  • you (of an elderly person older than the speaker), she, her
ไธปไบบๅ…ฌใ—ใ‚…ใ˜ใ‚“ใ“ใ†shujinkou

popular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic)  honorific language 

  • protagonist, main character, hero, heroine
  • head (of a household), proprietor (of a store)
้‹ใถใฏใ“ใถhakobu

popular  JLPT N4  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb  honorific language  intransitive verb 

  • to carry, to transport, to move, to convey
  • to come, to go
  • to wield (a tool, etc.), to use
  • to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress
็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใฟใชใ•ใ‚“minasan

popular  JLPT N5  honorific language  noun  noun (generic) 

  • all, everyone, everybody
่ฆชๆ–นใŠใ‚„ใ‹ใŸoyakata

popular  honorific language  noun  noun (generic)  sumo  archaic 

  • master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor
  • stable master
  • craftsman, artisan
  • foster parent
ใŠ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ใŠใจใ†ใ•ใ‚“otousan

popular  obsolete reading  search-only kanji form  JLPT N5  honorific language  noun  noun (generic)  familiar language  pronoun 

  • father, dad, papa, pa, pop, daddy, dada
  • husband
  • you (of an elderly person older than the speaker), he, him

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