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Meaning of 敬語(けいご) in Japanese

敬語
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
けいご
Romaji
keigo
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    honorific; term of respect
    Example 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.

Examples of 敬語, けいご in a sentence

Kanji in this word

敬 JLPT 2

12 strokes

awe, respect, honor, revere

On'Yomi: ケイ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: うやま.う

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語 JLPT 5

14 strokes

word, speech, language

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: かた.る, かた.らう

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