Jisho

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Words — 2 found

Noun
1. honorific title; honorific term of address​
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2. Japanese honorifics​The Japanese language uses a broad array of honorific suf... Read more
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. titles omitted; (names listed) without honorifics​
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Kanji — 2 found

9.40423830467813
12 strokes. JLPT N2. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6.
敬
awe, respect, honor, revere
On: ケイ、 キョウ
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5.728617643851551
10 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
称
appellation, praise, admire, name, title, fame
On: ショウ
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Sentences — 3 found

  • jreibun/1116/2
      「
    • おくさま奥様
    • 」は、もともと
    • みぶん身分
    • が高い人の妻の
    • けいしょう敬称
    • だったが、現在では、
    • たにん他人
    • の
    • つま妻
    • に対する敬称として、一般の人々の間で使われる語となっている。
    The term okusama was originally an honorific for the wife of a person of high social standing, but it has since come to be used more broadly among the general public as a respectful way of referring to another person’s wife. — Jreibun
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