Words — 47 found
1. (referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
へりくだ
謙る
1. to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneselfUsually written using kana alone
遜る 【へりくだる】
そんだいご
尊大語
1. speech used by the speaker to convey the social stature between the speaker and listener; language conveying that the speaker is of greater social status than the listenerHonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
けんじょうご
謙譲語Ｉ
1. humble language in which the listener (or a third party) is the indirect object of an action (or the recipient of an object, etc.)See also 謙譲語ＩＩ
謙譲語１ 【けんじょうごいち】
そ
其の
1. that; theUsually written using kana alone, See also この, See also あの, See also どの, something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener
- まいにち毎日 、
- ほうかご放課後
- に
- わたし私
- は
- その
- ほんや本屋
- で
- かのじょ彼女
- を
- ま待った 。
2. part (as in "part two")Usually written using kana alone, preceding a number
3. um ...; er ...; uh ...Only applies to その
そん
其の: Rarely-used kanji form.
きくもなみだ、かたるもなみだ
聞くも涙、語るも涙
1. (a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
けんじょうご
謙譲語ＩＩ
1. humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party); humble language used as a courtesySee also 謙譲語Ｉ
謙譲語２ 【けんじょうごに】
そ
其れ
1. that; itUsually written using kana alone, See also これ, See also あれ, See also どれ, indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind
- まんいち万一
- それ
- が
- お起これば 、
- きみ君
- は
- どうしますか 。
2. then; that point (in time); that timeUsually written using kana alone
- それ
- が
- 高1
- の
- とき時
- だ
- から 17
- ねん年
- が
- た経ちました 。
3. thereArchaic, indicating a place near the listener
4. youArchaic
其れ: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. expresses politeness towards the listener (or reader)Polite (teineigo) language, attaches to the -masu stem of a verb
2. expresses respect towards those affected by the actionArchaic, Humble (kenjougo) language