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
- humble and honorific expressions
- polite speech
- honorific
- term of respect
- polite expression
- honorific language
Reading
Kana
けいじょうご
Romaji
keijougo
Stroke Sequence
3 Characters • 46 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12二重敬語
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)
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)