Word Meaning 尊敬語

そんけいご sonkeigo

尊敬語 is read as そんけいご (sonkeigo) and means honorific language.

Meaning

English

  1. honorific language

Reading

Kana

そんけいご

Romaji

sonkeigo

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 124470 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尊大語

そんだいご

speech used by the speaker to convey the social stature between the speaker and listener

尊敬

そんけい

respect

尊敬心

そんけいしん

respect

敬語

けいご

honorific

相対敬語

そうたいけいご

relative respectful speech

最高敬語

さいこうけいご

highest honorifics

二重敬語

にじゅうけいご

redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)

絶対敬語

ぜったいけいご

absolute respectful speech

バイト敬語

ばいとけいご

polite Japanese as used by young part-time employees in restaurants, etc.

マニュアル敬語

まにゅあるけいご

honorific expressions learned from company training manuals

敬譲語

けいじょうご

humble and honorific expressions

尊重

そんちょう

respect