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.
popular humble language usually written using kana alone suffix derogatory
- first-person plural (or singular)
- second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
popular JLPT N1 honorific language polite language humble language usually written using kana alone prefix suffix
- honorific/polite/humble prefix
- honorific suffix
popular JLPT N3 humble language usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb polite language auxiliary verb
- to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy
- to eat, to drink
- to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top)
- to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)
- to get someone to do something
popular JLPT N3 honorific language polite language humble language usually written using kana alone prefix
- honorific/polite/humble prefix
popular JLPT N2 humble language expression
- please
popular search-only kanji form humble language expression
- please
popular obsolete kanji humble language noun noun (generic) archaic
- small present, trifling gift
- gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude, marketing incentive
- inferior goods, low-quality article
popular humble language noun noun (generic)
- our company, our firm
popular noun noun (generic) prefix archaic humble language male term pronoun
- certain, one
- I, me
popular humble language usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be able to receive, to be able to take, to be able to accept
- to be able to eat, to be able to drink
- to be acceptable, to be satisfactory