尊敬語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
尊	敬	語
そん Grade: 6	けい Grade: 6	ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

尊敬 (sonkei, “respect”) +‎ 語 (go, “word”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そんけーご [sòńkéégó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [sõ̞ŋke̞ːɡo̞]

Noun

尊(そん)敬(けい)語(ご) • (sonkeigo)

exalted language, honorary language.

Related terms

謙譲語(けんじょうご) (kenjōgo), 謙遜語(けんそんご) (kensongo)
丁寧語(ていねいご) (teineigo)
敬語(けいご) (keigo)

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