Meaning of 敬語(けいご) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 敬語 JLPT 2

Kana Reading けいご

Romaji keigo

Examples of 敬語, けいご in a sentence

最近、目上の人に敬語を使わない若者が多い。

Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors.
日本語には敬語があります。

The Japanese language has honorific expressions.

敬 JLPT 2

12 strokes

awe, respect, honor, revere

On'Yomi: ケイ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: うやま.う

語 JLPT 5

14 strokes

word, speech, language

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: かた.る, かた.らう