敬語けいご (keigo)

honorific,term of respect

  • JLPT N2
  • noun
  • Pitch 0
  • #13259 most frequent
Flashcards

Meaning

敬語 (けいご, keigo) is a JLPT N2 noun meaning “honorific,term of respect”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

客様きゃくさまには 敬語けいご使つかいなさい。

Use polite language to customers.

正しい敬語を使っている人はとても少ない。

There are very few people that use honorific language correctly.

敬語の使い方にしても近頃は間違った言い方が目につく。

With honorific language, too, we often notice incorrect usage these days.

日本語には敬語があります。

The Japanese language has honorific expressions.