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.
noun noun (generic) humble language
- foolish man
- (one's) husband
archaic noun noun (generic) humble language pronoun
- retainer, attendant
- Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
- I, me
archaic noun noun (generic) derogatory humble language pronoun
- slave
- retainer, servant
- captive
- varlet
- I, me
archaic noun noun (generic) humble language pronoun
- lowly person, lowliness
- I
humble language conjunction
- humbly
- after a time, later, down to (e.g. "down to present day")
- followed by, next
gikun or jukujikun archaic humble language pronoun familiar language
- I, me
- you
search-only kanji form humble language expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to express one's deepest sympathies
search-only kanji form humble language expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to show
humble language expression
- midsummer greetings, to inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
humble language usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to have the privilege of doing