List: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Words used in sonkeigo or respectful language, used to show respect to the subject of the sentence.
usually written using kana alone honorific language expression
- please look at it
honorific language pronoun
- who
honorific language abbreviation godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) auxiliary verb
- to be (doing)
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N4 honorific language usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to do
honorific language noun noun (generic)
- former emperor (or his empress, imperial princesses, etc.)
- posthumous Buddhist name containing the character "in"
honorific language male term pronoun
- you
JLPT N1 poetical term noun noun (generic) honorific language archaic abbreviation historical term
- mansion, palace, manor house, castle
- nobleman, noblewoman, lord, master, dignitary
- cabin (on a boat or carriage), large roofed area on a boat (resembling a house)
- large houseboat (oft. used for tours and pastime activities)
- temporary residence
honorific language noun noun (generic)
- your will, your wishes, your request
honorific language noun noun (generic)
- your place
honorific language pronoun archaic
- you
- your residence