List: humble (kenjougo) language
Words used in kenjougo or humble language, used to lower the position of the speaker or the subject of the conversation.
search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) humble language archaic
- dilapidated house, tumbledown house, hovel, miserable shack
- my house, my home
- small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
noun noun (generic) noun (prefix) noun (suffix) archaic humble language pronoun
- old age, age, old people, the old, the aged, senior, elder
- I, me, my humble self
JLPT N2 humble language Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to know, to be aware (of), to be acquainted (with)
- to think, to consider, to believe, to feel
search-only kanji form humble language な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- poor, lame, ill-prepared
ateji search-only kanji form humble language Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb dated term
- to know (someone)
- to think, to believe
search-only kanji form humble language noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- taking leave (of a visited place), leaving, going home
- leaving one's employment, quitting one's job, being dismissed
search-only kanji form humble language expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to ask (humbly), to request (humbly)
humble language yojijukugo な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- extremely delighted
archaic humble language pronoun
- I, me
irregular kanji usage humble language Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to have an audience, to meet, to see
- to face (an enemy), to confront
- to serve (esp. as one's wife)