Word Meaning 敬譲語

けいじょうご keijougo

敬譲語 is read as けいじょうご (keijougo) and means humble and honorific expressions.

Meaning

English

  1. humble and honorific expressions
  2. polite speech
  3. honorific
  4. term of respect
  5. polite expression
  6. honorific language

Reading

Kana

けいじょうご

Romaji

keijougo

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 46 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 104267 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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敬語

けいご

honorific

謙譲語

けんじょうご

humble language (e.g. itadaku)

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

尊敬語

そんけいご

honorific language

謙譲語1

けんじょうごいち

humble language in which the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.)

謙譲語2

けんじょうごに

humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party)

敬称

けいしょう

title of honour