敬語

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Chinese

to respect; to venerate; to salute
to respect; to venerate; to salute; to offer
 
speech; language; dialect
speech; language; dialect; tell to
 
trad. (敬語) 敬 語
simp. (敬语) 敬 语

Pronunciation

Noun

敬語

  1. a term used to show respect
  2. polite form of address; honorific
  3. polite form of a pronoun

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
敬 語
けい
Grade: 6 		ご
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

敬(けい)語(ご) • (keigo) 

  1. (linguistics) respectful or honorific language
    • 2003 August 12, CLAMP, “Chapitre(シャピトル).1 始(はじ)まりの世(せ)界(かい) [Chapitre.1 The World Where It Began]”, in ツバサ ＲＥＳＥＲＶｏｉｒ ＣＨＲｏＮｉＣＬＥ [Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 14:
      は　はい　大(だい)丈(じょう)夫(ぶ)でした‥‥
      Ha Hai daijōbu deshita‥‥
      Ye-Yes, certainly‥‥
      敬(けい)語(ご)　ヤだって言(い)った
      Keigo yadatte itta
      Hey, I told you not to go courtly on me
      でも　姫(ひめ)‥‥
      Demo Hime‥‥
      But, Your Highness‥‥
      さくらって呼(よ)んでって言(い)った
      Sakuratte yondette itta
      I told you to call me Sakura
      はい　あ　いや　う‥うん‥‥
      Hai a iya u‥un‥‥
      Yes, I mean, ye‥yeah‥‥

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