Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “尊敬語”

尊敬語

そんけいご

honorific language

Example sentence

When speaking about your superiors' actions, you use respectful language.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

尊

On: そん
Kun: たっと.い;とうと.い;たっと.ぶ;とうと.ぶ
Stroke count: 12

・revered

・valuable

・precious

・noble

・exalted

敬

On: けい;きょう
Kun: うやま.う
Stroke count: 12

・awe

・respect

・honor

・revere

語

On: ご
Kun: かた.る;かた.らう
Stroke count: 14

・word

・speech

・language