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Illustration of 敬語

敬語けいご

けいご keigo Play N2 Noun

相手への敬意や丁寧さを表す言葉遣い。 honorific; term of respect

Example 1

最近さいきん、目上めうえの人ひとに敬語けいごを使つかわない若者わかものが多おおい。

Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.

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Example 2

日本語にほんごには敬語けいごがあります。

The Japanese language has honorific expressions.

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Kanji breakdown

敬

N2

awe; respect; honor; revere

On reading
ケイ、キョウ
Kun reading
うやま.う
Radical
攴

語

N5

word; speech; language

On reading
ゴ
Kun reading
かた.る、かた.らう
Radical
言
Illustration of 主語
N2

しゅご

(gram) subject

Illustration of 敬う
N2

うやまう

to show respect; to honour

Illustration of 熟語
N2

じゅくご

idiom; idiomatic phrase; kanji compound

Illustration of 物語る
N2

ものがたる

to tell; to indicate

Illustration of 用語
N2

ようご

term; terminology