LingakuFrequency rank: 4,950. – 4,955.
- honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific languagelinguistics
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- honorific; term of respect
- polite expression
- honorific language
This meaning refers to language that shows respect towards someone, often used in formal situations or when speaking to someone of higher status.
This usage emphasizes expressions that are crafted to convey politeness and respect in conversation.
Using polite expressions conveys a sense of etiquette.
This meaning refers specifically to the structured forms and vocabulary used to maintain respect and formality in communication.
Generated collocations (experimental)
けいご敬語をつかう使うto use honorificsけいご敬語のつかいかた使い方how to use honorific languageけいご敬語のじゅうよう重要せい性the importance of honorificsけいご敬語ひょうげん表現honorific expressionsていねい丁寧なけいご敬語polite honorific languageけいご敬語をまなぶ学ぶto learn honorificsけいご敬語をはなす話すto speak in honorificsけいご敬語をつかいこなす使いこなすto master honorific languageけいご敬語のるうるルールrules of honorificsけいご敬語をつかう使うばめん場面situations to use honorifics
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.
I think honorific language is the hardest part of Japanese.