Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “敬語”

敬語

けいご

honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

Example sentence

The Japanese language has honorific expressions.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

敬
On
けい;きょう
Kun
うやま.う
Stroke count
12

・awe

・respect

・honor

・revere

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語
On
ご
Kun
かた.る;かた.らう
Stroke count
14

・word

・speech

・language

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